Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Issued: 9 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
19.2° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 12AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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)
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4212
3254
2541
2035
1798
1765
1620
1658
1626
1673
1868
2060
2242
2349
2799
2992
2852
2667
2330
2170
1942
1630
1467
1340
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
11:35PM1.39m
12:42PM1.19m
00:21AM1.30m
1:34PM1.25m
1:18AM1.20m
2:29PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.50m
6:18AM0.20m
6:22PM0.52m
6:59AM0.22m
7:29PM0.53m
7:46AM0.24m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<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>
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
12
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.9
SE
14
0.2
S
16
0.4
SE
15
0.5
ESE
15
1
ESE
13
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
14
4
13
301
20
60
123
342
1467
1340
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
S
16
1.1
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
14
19
408
249
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
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
Energy kJ
4212
3254
2541
2035
1798
1765
1620
1658
1626
1673
1868
2060
2242
2349
2799
2992
2852
2667
2330
2170
1942
1630
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
283
283
283
323
305
250
217
179
179
168
1
1
1
1
54
54
143
179
143
143
47
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
7
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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