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Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Lakes Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
22.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
94
70
49
37
38
35
35
53
22
21
45
33
41
32
45
60
56
51
85
49
55
41
31
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
E
15
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
4:06PM1.09m
3:51AM1.37m
5:00PM1.19m
4:51AM1.33m
5:44PM1.30m
5:42AM1.30m
Low Tide
9:36PM0.53m
10:38AM0.22m
10:46PM0.47m
11:21AM0.22m
11:43PM0.40m
11:59AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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—
—
—
6:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:24
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:19
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:17
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:16
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
20
20
18
17
16
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
20
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
169
94
70
49
37
38
35
17
16
22
21
45
33
41
32
45
18
26
51
85
49
55
41
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
24
23
56
49
35
28
20
7
5
10
5
5
4
3
7
7
2
2
2
6
5
11
10
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
15
15
15
14
8
5
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
—
—
—
—
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
4
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
61
76
—
—
—
—
—
35
53
15
14
8
—
—
—
—
60
56
10
—
—
—
—
—
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
48
38
4
4
0
0
71
116
116
49
9
0
21
7
182
81
112
96
4
0
0
0
112
116
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
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(10 max)
5
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