Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.5° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.8
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
1
S
8
1.3
S
9
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
82
68
85
131
121
83
58
64
45
45
45
29
55
114
115
245
1328
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:14AM0.96m
2:40PM1.44m
3:44AM0.96m
3:54PM1.49m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.37m
7:47AM0.46m
9:46PM0.33m
9:08AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
15
21
27
29
20
20
21
17
15
18
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
13
13
12
16
22
23
17
18
17
10
10
12
14
14
13
11
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