Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
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0
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2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
2.2
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
121
92
72
81
84
86
92
110
132
160
170
200
266
341
450
1128
1351
1450
1338
1086
918
832
832
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:32AM1.23m
10:29PM1.67m
11:20AM1.25m
11:15PM1.51m
12:09PM1.27m
Low Tide
4:28AM-0.02m
4:07PM0.28m
5:10AM0.04m
5:01PM0.35m
5:51AM0.13m
5:58PM0.42m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
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