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Lakes Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 12PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | |
1151 | 972 | 613 | 560 | 494 | 460 | 404 | 452 | 373 | 452 | 427 | 388 | 365 | 334 | 294 | 199 | 180 | 205 | 195 | 99 | 146 | 99 | 142 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:39PM0.99m | 1:29AM1.47m | 2:58PM1.02m | 2:43AM1.41m | 4:06PM1.09m | 3:51AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.20m | 6:51PM0.52m | 8:40AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.55m | 9:44AM0.23m | 9:36PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | 5:19 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 1151 | 972 | 606 | 499 | 494 | 460 | 404 | 452 | 373 | 452 | 427 | 388 | 365 | 334 | 294 | 199 | 180 | 205 | 195 | 99 | 146 | 99 | 142 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 447 | 379 | 613 | 560 | 416 | 417 | 320 | 240 | 256 | 179 | 139 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 70 | 60 | 68 | 38 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 54 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 62 | 68 | 13 | 77 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 23 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 94 | 98 | 38 |
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