Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Issued: 9 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
19.7° 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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jun)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (22 Jun)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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)
0
2
3
2
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.9
S
10
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.9
SE
8
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
148
298
298
392
546
382
323
270
266
259
217
215
186
191
191
95
102
96
96
131
208
320
421
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:33AM1.27m
2:45PM1.25m
2:32AM1.13m
3:38PM1.31m
3:35AM1.03m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.52m
8:09AM0.25m
8:48PM0.53m
8:53AM0.32m
10:00PM0.51m
9:37AM0.37m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
13
14
16
16
16
14
13
12
11
13
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
16
15
Feels °C
14
14
13
11
9
10
12
13
13
10
10
8
7
10
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.9
S
10
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
8
0.5
E
10
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.9
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.5
S
8
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
68
148
196
298
52
390
382
323
270
266
259
217
215
186
191
191
87
102
96
96
131
208
320
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.2
S
15
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
E
9
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.2
S
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
15
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
58
57
54
52
17
51
51
33
33
32
31
93
82
79
39
15
95
56
45
46
12
6
17
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
E
10
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
5
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.1
NE
5
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
18
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
S
14
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
10
56
1
4
1
16
28
1
18
45
54
31
18
17
17
37
15
15
15
6
6
21
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
8
2
S
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
1.7
S
9
Energy kJ
298
392
546
2
2
421
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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