Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
0.3° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
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0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
S
11
1.8
S
6
2.5
S
8
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
7
2
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
6
1.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
10
22
272
746
1767
1626
1108
765
551
522
423
593
588
523
367
290
183
138
110
88
66
112
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:04PM1.86m
8:55AM1.18m
8:54PM1.85m
9:44AM1.21m
9:42PM1.79m
10:32AM1.23m
Low Tide
2:56AM-0.06m
2:23PM0.23m
3:43AM-0.06m
3:15PM0.24m
4:28AM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
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5:02
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
12
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
10
9
8
7
8
7
7
8
9
10
8
9
7
9
10
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
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