Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
18.0° C
0.4° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 3AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (31 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
3
3
3
3
!
2
!
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
9
1.9
S
11
2
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
875
917
850
710
849
600
876
700
627
641
602
527
440
391
337
308
301
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:43PM1.60m
9:22AM1.16m
9:17PM1.58m
9:58AM1.20m
9:52PM1.53m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.14m
2:56PM0.34m
3:55AM0.13m
3:36PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
11
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
13
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
9
7
7
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
9
11
12
12
12
11
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