Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is

18.3° C

Lakes Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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	!	!	0	!	!	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
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)	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	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
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	S 8	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	183	121	92	72	81	84	86	68	55	54	53	49	47	46	45	27	1128	1351	1450	1338	1086	918	832	832
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 11	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 20	SSE 19	S 9	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 13
kJ	12	21	20	31	52	27	26	22	9	35	35	35	32	31	68	72	25	107	103	95	140	125	170	123
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 12	S 18	S 16	S 15	S 8	S 8	S 11	—	—	S 18	—	S 18	S 15	—	S 19	SSE 19	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 17	SE 17
kJ	25	24	56	21	18	21	22	22	—	—	6	—	6	4	—	65	69	24	13	12	12	12	11	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	E 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	52	64	62	64	—	—	—	92	110	132	160	170	200	266	341	450	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	4	4	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	47	47	137	170	170	137	47	70	70	54	97	54	34	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1													3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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