Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Lakes Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 6AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
!
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
NE
0.8
S
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)677888777666766566666676
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110214483489198154114641131226612457634071123177159128106172149191
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
0
S
35
S
25
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
0
WNW
5
SW
0
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassglasscrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58AM
1.44
1:15PM
1.15
1:55AM
1.43
2:24PM
1.02
3:03AM
1.43
3:53PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.22
7:22AM
0.34
7:15PM
0.31
8:36AM
0.38
8:12PM
0.40
10:02AM
0.38
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:35-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:36-------7:35
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C252525252529242525252322222424242423222221232424
Feels °C (?)242628272630212628282725262624232122222322242424
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