Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 AEST
Forecast 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.3
SW
1
SSW
1.1
S
1.5
S
1.7
SSW
0.9
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSW
2
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.8
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
S
2.3
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101111111111111168810101298881111111011121212121111111111101010109101110109121110109999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)34374244456169677771725349525518315621250572150338632734547416227737446777591220176916311238107880061053939332325520934449489314438274763336106104777726695816571507448324286
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.99
7:16PM
1.57
7:57AM
1.02
7:56PM
1.62
8:38AM
1.05
8:35PM
1.66
9:19AM
1.09
9:14PM
1.66
10:02AM
1.12
9:54PM
1.64
10:45AM
1.16
10:35PM
1.58
11:32AM
1.21
11:20PM
1.49
12:21PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
0.40
2:08AM
0.22
1:19PM
0.37
2:47AM
0.17
2:01PM
0.35
3:25AM
0.13
2:44PM
0.34
4:03AM
0.10
3:28PM
0.35
4:41AM
0.08
4:15PM
0.37
5:20AM
0.09
5:07PM
0.41
6:00AM
0.11
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset---5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:01-------5:01-------5:02-------5:02-------5:04
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12141818161514131414151411111111111417171413131313141718151412111113181916141515151617161411987811131210888101617
Feels °C (?)81014121111986455433448111198889101315111198791415119989111211964434896323351111
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