Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 137 | 117 | 94 | 77 | 313 | 125 | 95 | 95 | 77 | 59 | 81 | 66 | 57 | 119 | 184 | 113 | 80 | 59 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.08m | 12:52PM1.32m | 1:05AM0.96m | 1:49PM1.28m | 2:17AM0.88m | 2:54PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.39m | 7:30PM0.50m | 6:53AM0.47m | 8:46PM0.53m | 7:49AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 140 | 137 | 117 | 94 | 75 | 10 | 125 | 95 | 95 | 51 | 59 | 81 | 66 | 31 | 2 | 132 | 113 | 80 | 59 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 8 | — | E 12 | SE 9 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 113 | 107 | 95 | 90 | 77 | 4 | 12 | — | 3 | 77 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 313 | 59 | 79 | 69 | 60 | 55 | 28 | 46 | 57 | 119 | 184 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 336 | 71 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 133 | 104 |
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