Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
18.4° C
0.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
2
4
3
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4
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
1.6
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
119
119
116
92
90
82
62
188
133
546
557
544
585
1019
776
1864
1439
1111
826
585
416
294
329
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SE
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
WNW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:53AM0.93m
3:42PM1.32m
4:06AM0.89m
4:36PM1.36m
5:13AM0.89m
5:27PM1.40m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.45m
10:38PM0.50m
9:37AM0.49m
11:38PM0.44m
10:34AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
19
18
16
12
10
9
8
10
13
13
13
12
9
7
7
10
16
18
17
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
12
16
15
9
5
3
3
2
5
10
10
10
8
5
2
3
6
13
15
13
10
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