Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 10PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
6
2.2
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
495
417
305
265
212
200
171
241
424
353
263
393
263
270
284
298
335
327
382
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
W
5
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:06PM1.31m
6:53AM1.32m
6:52PM1.34m
7:29AM1.45m
7:36PM1.36m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.47m
00:32AM0.22m
12:53PM0.37m
1:08AM0.16m
1:39PM0.26m
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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2
1
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Temp °C
18
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
14
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
18
19
17
19
19
18
19
19
21
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