text: what causes waves on a lake? is it correct that whatever side of a lake you stand on waves, even if they are small, will be washing ashore?  why is this?  if it is wind... wouldn't the waves only wash up on one side?  if it's the moon causing the pull or disturbance than it would make sense to me.  but is it in fact the moon that causes waves on a lakes surface just as it causes waves and tidal shifts in the ocean? wind