Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 6AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 778 | 1557 | 3008 | 2641 | 1897 | 3854 | 2993 | 2427 | 2035 | 1798 | 1480 | 1514 | 1412 | 1422 | 1367 | 1492 | 1640 | 1690 | 1779 | 1849 | 2408 | 2453 | 2170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:55AM1.14m | 11:35PM1.39m | 12:42PM1.19m | 00:21AM1.30m | 1:34PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.19m | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:18AM0.20m | 6:22PM0.52m | 6:59AM0.22m | 7:29PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 148 | 535 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1129 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 261 | 458 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 134 | 10 | — | — | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 60 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 778 | 1557 | 3008 | 2641 | 1897 | 3854 | 2993 | 2427 | 2035 | 1798 | 1480 | 1514 | 1412 | 1422 | 1367 | 1492 | 1640 | 1690 | 1779 | 1849 | 2408 | 2453 | 2170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 138 | 137 | 54 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 305 | 250 | 250 | 241 | 179 | 168 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 54 | 97 | 143 |
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