Lakes Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming up for Lakes Beach.

The next couple of days are a bit of a mixed bag, but things clean up nicely for a standout session. The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is pretty normal for this time of year—nothing unusual there.

Thursday the 27th is a write-off really. The morning has a 7 ft S swell but with a southerly breeze at 12 mph making it cross-off, and the energy is moderate (714). The afternoon drops to 6 ft and goes cross-shore, but it’s still marginal. Not worth paddling out for.

Now Friday the 28th morning is where it’s at. The swell drops a touch to 6 ft from the SSE, the period is a solid 11 seconds, and the wind is dead calm – glassy. The energy is still moderate (812), and the conditions are described as very good. That’s the pick of the period. The afternoon gets a bit messy with a cross-shore breeze, so get in early.

Saturday the 29th has a smaller 4 ft SSE swell in the morning with light cross-off winds, clean but a bit weak (381 energy). The afternoon is bigger at 5 ft but gets a cross-on breeze, so it’s not great.

Sunday the 30th morning is another glassy session with a 3 ft S swell and light wind, energy is low (302). The afternoon turns poor with a cross-on breeze.

Monday the 31st morning is glassy again with a tiny 2 ft swell but a very long period of 17 seconds – that’s a groundswell. Energy is moderate (499), but that long period will make it break straight at a beach break, so it’s more for experienced surfers. The afternoon is onshore and pretty poor.

From Tuesday the 1st of September through to the 6th, the surf goes very small to flat, with energy dropping below 100 at times. There’s a long stretch of poor conditions with only tiny, weak swells and mostly onshore or cross winds. Not much to get excited about—a few days of nothing.

Then on Monday the 7th of September, there’s a pulse of 6 ft S swell in the morning with a cross-off breeze and clean conditions, energy at 632. That’s a solid moderate swell, but it’s a bit on the bigger side for beginners. The afternoon holds 5 ft but with a cross-shore breeze.

After that, it drops off again into tiny surf through the 8th, 9th, and 10th, with poor conditions and very low energy. The 11th of September morning has a small 2 ft S swell but with a clean cross-off breeze and a 20-second period, energy at 202—that’s very long period, so it’ll be a long wait between sets, but clean.

Overall, the standout is Friday the 28th of August morning: glassy, 6 ft SSE groundswell at 11 seconds, and clean conditions. That’s the one to circle.

Rusty.

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