
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 6PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
146 | 150 | 298 | 334 | 524 | 682 | 466 | 307 | 160 | 137 | 195 | 250 | 209 | 180 | 93 | 177 | 147 | 96 | 96 | 121 | 107 | 98 | 84 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.36m | 4:37AM0.98m | 5:11PM1.41m | 5:34AM0.96m | 5:53PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.37m | 11:05PM0.47m | 10:22AM0.40m | 11:59PM0.41m | 11:06AM0.42m | 00:44AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | |
— | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | E 9 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
146 | 150 | 196 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 466 | 307 | 160 | 131 | 74 | 250 | 209 | 180 | 67 | 105 | 102 | 96 | 76 | 55 | 107 | 98 | 84 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | E 9 | — | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
12 | 12 | 35 | 6 | — | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 106 | 78 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SE 10 |
6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 298 | 334 | 524 | 682 | — | — | 83 | 137 | 195 | — | — | — | 93 | 177 | 147 | — | 96 | 121 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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