Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.0° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
3
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.6
S
12
2.4
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
24
24
21
17
13
24
23
21
5
4
4
4
105
1482
641
490
373
416
840
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:32PM1.57m
8:10AM1.07m
8:08PM1.60m
8:46AM1.11m
8:43PM1.60m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.39m
2:19AM0.21m
1:38PM0.36m
2:52AM0.17m
2:16PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
18
15
13
12
12
16
17
16
14
12
9
9
8
10
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
14
13
10
9
7
7
10
10
8
8
6
4
4
3
6
9
8
9
10
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