
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | 64 | 88 | 203 | 302 | 778 | 628 | 362 | 310 | 270 | 329 | 378 | 251 | 149 | 196 | 264 | 140 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.60m | 12:58PM1.64m | 1:14AM1.49m | 1:45PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.28m | 6:37AM0.19m | 7:11PM0.33m | 7:23AM0.30m | 8:04PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | E 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 187 | 136 | 270 | 329 | 308 | 251 | 149 | 22 | 4 | 140 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 96 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 82 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 14 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | — |
37 | 64 | 88 | 203 | 302 | 778 | 628 | 362 | 310 | — | — | 378 | — | — | 196 | 264 | 28 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3313 | 1049 | 1416 | 1214 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 673 | 106 | 106 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 132 | 106 | 777 | 6 | 0 |
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