Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.6° 

Lakes Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
9
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.5
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.6
S
10
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
340
275
207
244
202
267
200
159
159
123
123
124
118
89
72
128
195
178
206
146
173
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:54AM0.89m
4:58PM1.35m
5:47AM0.94m
5:46PM1.42m
6:29AM1.01m
6:27PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.54m
11:58PM0.39m
11:07AM0.50m
00:37AM0.32m
11:56AM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
3
4
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
15
19
19
18
18
17
15
15
20
22
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
14
14
15
15
13
13
17
19
15
16
15
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