Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
134
140
163
163
137
133
124
127
191
159
159
192
232
223
187
306
311
484
627
739
795
788
717
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
ENE
5
NE
10
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:09AM1.23m
7:28PM1.53m
7:48AM1.19m
8:00PM1.56m
8:27AM1.15m
8:32PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.25m
1:55AM0.22m
1:34PM0.28m
2:34AM0.20m
2:05PM0.32m
3:12AM0.20m
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
20
19
18
19
20
22
21
21
20
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
18
20
20
20
19
21
18
19
17
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
134
134
59
30
23
137
133
124
127
127
159
159
10
10
223
187
192
311
5
5
1
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
21
39
5
4
4
18
17
15
13
12
12
11
5
7
10
10
4
4
6
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
5
5
3
1
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
140
163
163
191
192
232
306
484
627
739
795
788
717
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
30
38
13
71
182
116
48
5
0
0
0
0
0
3
112
38
5
0
0
4
112
459
336
71
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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