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Lakes Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.3° 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 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2431 | 2160 | 2128 | 1919 | 1665 | 1503 | 1245 | 1221 | 1170 | 1022 | 1193 | 1256 | 990 | 1116 | 1136 | 1204 | 1167 | 1189 | 1211 | 1193 | 1151 | 954 | 875 | 738 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:17AM 1.20 | 10:24PM 1.71 | 11:15AM 1.10 | 11:18PM 1.64 | 12:22PM 1.02 | 12:20AM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:53PM 0.27 | 5:14AM 0.08 | 4:42PM 0.36 | 6:18AM 0.14 | 5:40PM 0.45 | 7:28AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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