Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 518 | 398 | 245 | 204 | 209 | 239 | 210 | 211 | 190 | 190 | 117 | 140 | 90 | 81 | 80 | 60 | 67 | 68 | 149 | 181 | 194 | 318 | 300 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:34AM0.92m | 12:54PM1.27m | 1:48AM0.86m | 2:04PM1.24m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:16PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.53m | 8:02PM0.50m | 7:03AM0.59m | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:23AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 518 | 398 | 245 | 204 | 209 | 239 | 210 | 211 | 139 | 110 | 117 | 120 | 90 | 81 | 80 | 60 | 67 | 68 | 149 | 181 | 194 | 96 | 300 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | S 15 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 5 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 113 | 96 | 82 | 86 | 48 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 140 | 72 | 14 | 11 | 53 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 182 | 318 | 64 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 28 | 58 | 56 | 97 | 101 | 48 | 190 | 190 | 107 | 28 | 15 | 37 | 54 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | — | 2 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
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