Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 62 | 58 | 44 | 47 | 73 | 84 | 84 | 73 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11AM1.16m | 5:45PM1.63m | 6:15AM1.16m | 6:35PM1.74m | 7:15AM1.16m | 7:25PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.31m | 11:06AM0.21m | 00:24AM0.18m | 11:58AM0.21m | 1:21AM0.06m | 12:49PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 58 | 44 | 47 | 73 | 84 | 84 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 11 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 21 | 138 | 206 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 120 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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