Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.9° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
10
1.2
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
114
124
124
128
111
115
137
116
95
95
90
77
175
246
103
95
77
67
73
54
43
34
93
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
NW
10
W
0
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:25PM1.23m
12:04PM1.35m
00:11AM1.08m
12:52PM1.32m
1:05AM0.96m
1:49PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.29m
6:25PM0.44m
6:11AM0.39m
7:30PM0.50m
6:53AM0.47m
8:46PM0.53m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
15
16
16
15
14
14
16
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
13
15
14
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
16
17
18
18
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