Lakes Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at the charts for Lakes Beach over the next couple of weeks. To be straight up with you, this stretch is a bit of a mixed bag, and for a good chunk of the time, it’s going to be tough to get a decent wave.

The first real chance you’ll have to get wet is early on Tuesday morning, the 15th of September. It’s not going to be anything special – just small 2ft waves from the northeast, but with a light south wind blowing offshore, it’ll be clean. The energy is pretty weak (79), so you’ll be working for every ride. Still, it’s surfable if you’re keen for a paddle.

Now, the big story here is Wednesday the 16th. The swell pumps up to 12ft from the south, with a period of 10 seconds. The wind is offshore from the southwest, and the conditions are described as clean. The combined energy is massive (2208), but mate, that’s way too big for Lakes Beach. This is an exposed beach break, and at that size, it’s only for absolute experts, if anyone at all. The same goes for Thursday the 17th with 10ft to 8ft waves and strong energy (2232, 2536). It’s a spectacle, not a session for most.

We get a bit of a lull after that. The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is about 1° cooler than average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The standout window actually opens up on Saturday morning, the 19th of September. The swell is tiny at 2ft, but it’s a long-period 16-second groundswell from the south. The wind is glassy, absolutely dead calm, and the wave energy is moderate (279). That long period means the waves will have real shape and push, but they might be a bit straight on this beach. It’ll be clean as a whistle, and if you’ve got a log, this is your morning.

Looking ahead to Saturday the 26th and beyond, there’s not much to get excited about. The end of the forecast period, around Monday the 28th and Tuesday the 29th of September, sees another big pulse of south swell, over 8ft and up to 10ft, with very strong energy (3224, 2966). But again, it’s simply too big and onshore for Lakes Beach. That setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So, to wrap it up: the best bet on offer is that glassy Saturday morning, the 19th, with the clean, long-period groundswell. Everything else is either too small, too messy, or too damn big. It’s a patchy outlook, but that one morning should be worth the wait.

Rusty.

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