Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 3 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
19.0° C
0.6° 

Lakes Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Lakes Beach surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period, S swell with 3,647 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lakes Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Lakes Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Lakes Beach in the next 16 days are 4.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1PM (Thu 9th Jul)6.5ft (2.0m) 10s
Best Surf 1PM (Wed 15th Jul)7.5ft (2.3m) 7s
Most Powerful 7AM (Thu 16th Jul)15ft (4.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lakes Beach over the next 16 days.


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