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Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 9PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.8
S
2.1
S
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SE
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.4
E
2
E
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)77767101111101010910101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125125942694452336334231482722277122102267204219721729162419332574259522571353961653579
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
35
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.98
8:08AM
1.55
8:47PM
1.02
8:46AM
1.61
9:25PM
1.06
9:23AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
0.30
1:29AM
0.41
2:59PM
0.23
2:11AM
0.37
3:35PM
0.18
2:50AM
0.34
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------6:00-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset--8:05-------8:05-------8:05-----
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cloud
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rain showers
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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rain showers
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222221212121212222212020202121202021212121212121
Feels °C (?)201917181917181919171617171817181817171819181919
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