Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 19 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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)699955555555555666696699
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)806767655264534835332541596959494043462626263132
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
0
NNW
25
SSE
15
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
1.61
10:48PM
1.37
10:50AM
1.54
11:27PM
1.42
11:32AM
1.43
12:10AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
0.05
4:41AM
0.23
5:13PM
0.08
5:28AM
0.25
5:49PM
0.14
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise6:31-------6:33-------6:33-------
Sunset---7:42-------7:40-------7:38----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1--------1------1---
Temp. °C222423232323222222222323232423222228252424232222
Feels °C (?)252723222323212122222423242527252431242628252526
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