Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 82 | 68 | 85 | 131 | 121 | 83 | 58 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 29 | 55 | 114 | 115 | 245 | 1328 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:14AM0.96m | 2:40PM1.44m | 3:44AM0.96m | 3:54PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.37m | 7:47AM0.46m | 9:46PM0.33m | 9:08AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 82 | 57 | 39 | 131 | 121 | 83 | 58 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 55 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 4 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 68 | 85 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | N 10 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 3 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | N 4 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 3 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | — | 9 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 114 | 115 | 245 | 1328 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 217 | 3 | 54 |
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