Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 54 | 57 | 72 | 76 | 44 | 75 | 130 | 163 | 18 | 512 | 1175 | 2018 | 1858 | 1224 | 870 | 628 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:10PM1.22m | 10:19AM1.56m | 10:49PM1.13m | 10:54AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.28m | 4:54PM0.20m | 4:26AM0.35m | 5:37PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 54 | 57 | 72 | 76 | 44 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 87 | 153 | 407 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | S 18 | E 15 | ENE 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 25 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 16 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 6 | NE 11 | E 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 6 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 75 | 130 | 163 | 185 | 512 | 1175 | 2018 | 1858 | 1224 | 870 | 628 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 54 | 216 | 34 | 341 | 250 | 170 | 217 | 217 | 283 | 168 | 50 |
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