Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Issued: 9 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
19.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
!
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
8
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
124
116
150
146
146
201
264
465
630
432
333
146
139
178
176
218
175
159
105
109
102
101
96
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:35AM1.03m
4:26PM1.36m
4:37AM0.98m
5:11PM1.41m
5:34AM0.96m
Low Tide
10:00PM0.51m
9:37AM0.37m
11:05PM0.47m
10:22AM0.40m
11:59PM0.41m
11:06AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:54
 mm
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
12
12
13
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
11
9
8
9
11
12
12
12
11
11
13
12
12
12
14
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
8
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
8
0.3
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
ESE
6
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
226
124
116
150
146
146
201
31
6
1
432
333
146
64
86
66
218
175
159
105
109
102
101
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
1.1
SE
6
1
S
7
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
15
45
46
13
12
12
35
6
7
1
1
85
108
3
11
10
21
18
63
38
78
76
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.6
SSE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
8
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
15
6
14
6
6
6
6
2
5
5
4
4
28
3
6
3
30
43
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.1
S
8
0.9
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
264
465
630
40
139
178
176
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
54
43
54
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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