Lakes Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the stretch ahead for Lakes Beach.

The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag for us. The first week is mostly a write-off with tiny, messy waves, but the second week looks to have a solid pulse of energy and a couple of standout windows. Be patient.

Right now, and into the weekend, the surf is small and pretty ordinary. We’re looking at waves around 1ft to 2ft with weak energy, and the wind is either cross-off or cross-on, so it’s not doing us any favours. The water is sitting at 63°, which is about 2° cooler than normal for this time of year, so nothing too wild.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Sunday the 23rd morning. We’ll see a pulse of 3ft swell from the south with a period of 11 seconds, which is a decent groundswell. The energy is moderate. The wind is a light cross-on from the east, so expect a few clean-ish waves, but it’s still marginal. Monday the 24th morning is similar with 3ft from the south and a 10-second period, but the wind is still cross-on.

The dark days continue through Tuesday and Wednesday, with poor conditions and choppy seas. The wind gets messy with onshore and cross-off directions.

Then we get a proper taste of the good stuff. On Friday the 28th morning, the wind goes glassy from the south, and the swell is 2ft from the south with a 10-second period and solid energy. This is a clean, glassy morning window. The swell is small, but it’ll be smooth.

The real standout, though, is Sunday the 30th morning. The wind is glassy again from the north, swell hits 4ft from the southeast, period 7 seconds, and the energy is moderate. This is a clean, glassy session with fun-sized waves.

For the big wave hunter, Monday the 31st morning is the call. The swell pushes to 5ft from the east-northeast, with a 7-second period, and the energy is strong. The wind is offshore from the west-southwest, so it’ll be clean and hollow. This is for the experienced crew only, as 5ft is a solid step up. The afternoon holds 5ft with the same offshore wind, still good.

After that, the first week of September looks small and messy again, with onshore winds and weak energy, until Saturday the 5th morning when we get another glassy spell with 2ft waves from the east-northeast, but the energy is low, so it’s just a small, clean session.

The best on offer is definitely the Monday the 31st morning with that 5ft offshore swell, followed closely by the glassy Sunday the 30th morning. The Friday the 28th morning glassy session is also a nice little treat.

Rusty.

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