Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
S
11
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
S
9
1.2
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
79
68
70
64
55
36
48
146
80
37
37
53
53
41
76
100
243
287
344
355
701
387
172
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
SE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
N
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
off
High Tide
2:02AM1.01m
1:52PM1.50m
3:20AM1.03m
3:04PM1.43m
4:30AM1.11m
4:15PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.50m
9:01PM0.20m
8:38AM0.54m
10:06PM0.20m
10:02AM0.53m
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5:52
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7:20
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7:20
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1
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Temp °C
21
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
22
23
21
20
20
Feels °C
19
17
19
18
16
17
17
18
18
19
20
19
17
16
16
17
19
17
15
20
18
17
17
18
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