
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 103 | 108 | 1450 | 1207 | 612 | 469 | 459 | 875 | 1011 | 865 | 722 | 696 | 696 | 687 | 745 | 730 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.60m | 8:46AM1.11m | 8:43PM1.60m | 9:22AM1.16m | 9:17PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.36m | 2:52AM0.17m | 2:16PM0.34m | 3:24AM0.14m | 2:56PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 990 | 814 | 612 | 469 | 459 | 875 | 1011 | 865 | 722 | 696 | 4 | 687 | 745 | 730 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | NE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
21 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — |
3 | 5 | 24 | 111 | 103 | 108 | 1450 | 1207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 696 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 524 | 216 | 315 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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