Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Issued: 3 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
18.9° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
!
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3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2
SSE
11
1.7
ESE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2799
3046
2904
2717
2330
2211
1978
1630
1377
1227
921
835
999
886
869
753
697
602
589
513
481
396
396
373
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:34PM1.25m
1:18AM1.20m
2:29PM1.33m
2:25AM1.12m
3:27PM1.43m
3:41AM1.07m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.53m
7:46AM0.24m
8:44PM0.49m
8:39AM0.27m
10:00PM0.41m
9:38AM0.29m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:56
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—
—
—
—
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6:56
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4:59
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—
—
—
—
—
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5:00
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:00
—
—
—
—
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5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
—
1
1
1
—
1
1
2
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
14
13
14
15
16
15
15
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
13
12
13
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
0.2
S
16
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.9
SSE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
20
2211
1978
1630
1377
1227
830
835
712
886
869
753
697
602
589
513
481
396
396
373
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.3
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
140
223
282
335
816
655
421
69
97
186
39
38
20
5
5
63
109
98
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
21
—
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
5
5
4
4
7
11
6
6
6
5
9
—
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
—
—
—
—
—
2
SSE
11
—
2.1
SSE
11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
2799
3046
2904
2717
2330
—
—
—
—
—
921
—
999
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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