
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 10AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
312 | 253 | 248 | 248 | 197 | 193 | 156 | 156 | 124 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 62 | 235 | 286 | 412 | 587 | 782 | 666 | 1522 | 1811 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.03m | 2:45PM1.31m | 2:53AM0.93m | 3:42PM1.32m | 4:06AM0.89m | 4:36PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.39m | 9:26PM0.53m | 8:42AM0.45m | 10:38PM0.50m | 9:37AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 |
312 | 253 | 248 | 248 | 197 | 193 | 156 | 156 | 124 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 62 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 782 | 666 | 1522 | 1811 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 4 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 374 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | E 9 | S 10 | — | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 7 | S 20 | ENE 8 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 24 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
20 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | — | 6 | 110 | 235 | 286 | 412 | 587 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 125 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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