Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 1PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 869 | 625 | 727 | 614 | 602 | 614 | 502 | 492 | 456 | 627 | 580 | 592 | 569 | 459 | 408 | 307 | 260 | 213 | 189 | 234 | 256 | 241 | 194 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.43m | 3:41AM1.07m | 4:26PM1.53m | 4:57AM1.05m | 5:24PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39AM0.27m | 10:00PM0.41m | 9:38AM0.29m | 11:12PM0.30m | 10:39AM0.30m | 00:15AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 869 | 625 | 727 | 614 | 602 | 614 | 502 | 492 | 456 | 627 | 580 | 592 | 569 | 459 | 408 | 307 | 260 | 197 | 168 | 132 | 256 | 241 | 194 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 21 | S 21 | S 19 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 97 | 210 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 114 | 181 | 176 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 110 | 192 | 213 | 189 | 234 | 90 | 62 | 47 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | E 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 3 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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