Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 227 | 193 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 143 | 116 | 322 | 979 | 1755 | 2410 | 2222 | 1626 | 1134 | 850 | 1555 | 1209 | 1155 | 731 | 635 | 572 | 345 | 1029 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.11m | 5:44PM1.47m | 6:41AM1.22m | 6:39PM1.49m | 7:23AM1.34m | 7:27PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.21m | 11:23AM0.45m | 00:28AM0.16m | 12:26PM0.37m | 1:10AM0.12m | 1:19PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 253 | 227 | 193 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 143 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 64 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 157 | 27 | 16 | 891 | 731 | 17 | 17 | 345 | 1029 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 9 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 241 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 21 | S 16 | S 3 | E 15 | SE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | S 20 | S 20 | E 16 | E 16 | E 11 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 118 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | SSW 3 | SE 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 322 | 979 | 1755 | 2410 | 2222 | 1626 | 1134 | 850 | 1555 | 1209 | 1155 | — | 635 | 572 | — | 226 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 49 | 0 | 33 | 149 | 283 | 179 | 283 | 796 | 149 | 149 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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