Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 31 Oct 2025 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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Fri
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.7
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)810106613777777888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)133926897140160138142146150127155193218218177177177177152181181212264
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
WSW
5
NW
10
SE
0
WNW
5
N
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onoffcross-
off
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscrossononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
1.19
5:18PM
1.35
6:18AM
1.34
6:14PM
1.38
7:00AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
0.23
11:16AM
0.50
11:52PM
0.16
12:15PM
0.37
12:35AM
0.10
1:10PM
0.24
Fri
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Sunrise----5:54-------5:54-------5:52---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:20-------7:21
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C202019191822202019201818181919202020191819212122
Feels °C (?)181919181823212220211718171818212121202021211921
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