Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 501 | 426 | 220 | 202 | 198 | 152 | 675 | 1244 | 2319 | 2351 | 1917 | 3405 | 2738 | 2119 | 1807 | 1479 | 1422 | 1324 | 1263 | 1299 | 1325 | 1325 | 1492 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11AM1.10m | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:55AM1.14m | 11:35PM1.39m | 12:42PM1.19m | 00:21AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.19m | 4:36PM0.46m | 5:41AM0.19m | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:18AM0.20m | 6:22PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 124 | 501 | 426 | 220 | 202 | 198 | 152 | 184 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 503 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | ENE 7 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 68 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 47 | 49 | 132 | 169 | — | 4 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 675 | 1244 | 2319 | 2351 | 1917 | 3405 | 2738 | 2119 | 1807 | 1479 | 1422 | 1324 | 1263 | 1299 | 1325 | 1325 | 1492 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 54 | 283 | 372 | 379 | 283 | 250 | 250 | 241 | 217 | 179 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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