Surf Forecast Surf Report
Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 09 May 2025 AEST
Forecast 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
21.6° 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 2AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (10 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
ENE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.5
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.5
SSE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)101099999998888888999999101010101010101010101010101010101010101010107776610101010999991021
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)608499355230186160159153177235260258253291343396494528828599553577602614657561573509520520459468468468402342342279279235240273231188202319248176155151122120145142207202168130146210
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
1.40
6:34AM
1.17
6:57PM
1.47
7:14AM
1.15
7:28PM
1.52
7:53AM
1.12
8:00PM
1.55
8:31AM
1.09
8:34PM
1.56
9:10AM
1.06
9:09PM
1.55
9:50AM
1.02
9:47PM
1.52
10:33AM
0.99
10:27PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
0.36
12:29PM
0.29
1:24AM
0.29
1:00PM
0.31
2:02AM
0.25
1:31PM
0.33
2:40AM
0.22
2:04PM
0.36
3:18AM
0.22
2:37PM
0.39
3:58AM
0.23
3:12PM
0.42
4:40AM
0.25
3:51PM
0.46
Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35-------6:35-------6:35-------6:37-------
Sunset-------5:06-------5:05-------5:05-------5:04-------5:02-------5:01-------5:01----
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)161616141516161515151618171817171616171819192020191919181718192020191718181819191716141415131312121111141515181615171716
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