Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.1° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
2
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.6
S
12
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.5
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
343
417
401
294
434
338
257
326
261
127
98
116
69
115
196
268
381
309
311
194
129
189
220
240
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:13AM1.60m
10:45PM1.17m
11:01AM1.56m
11:44PM1.06m
11:59AM1.51m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.22m
4:47PM0.17m
4:29AM0.30m
5:47PM0.23m
5:19AM0.40m
6:58PM0.27m
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Temp °C
15
13
12
18
23
20
19
19
20
19
20
25
28
25
22
22
22
22
22
25
25
20
20
19
Feels °C
11
10
9
15
17
13
13
15
17
16
17
22
22
18
17
19
19
18
19
22
20
20
18
17
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