Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.9
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
103
202
214
239
253
415
593
575
440
320
286
247
201
657
634
551
458
407
416
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
WNW
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05PM1.54m
7:41AM1.17m
7:40PM1.57m
8:15AM1.25m
8:15PM1.57m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.37m
1:43AM0.18m
1:19PM0.32m
2:14AM0.13m
1:59PM0.28m
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
10
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
12
12
10
14
12
11
13
13
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