Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 50 | 108 | 62 | 47 | 60 | 276 | 522 | 600 | 618 | 574 | 445 | 399 | 299 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:28AM1.58m | 10:12PM1.43m | 10:07AM1.52m | 10:55PM1.38m | 10:48AM1.45m | 11:42PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.25m | 4:02AM0.50m | 4:36PM0.30m | 4:45AM0.56m | 5:20PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | 4:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | E 10 | SW 6 | ESE 11 | E 5 | SSE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 43 | 16 | 62 | 47 | 48 | 276 | 522 | 600 | 618 | 574 | 445 | 399 | 299 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 49 | 38 | 51 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 14 | ESE 14 | S 7 | SW 6 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | S 9 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 25 | 60 | 21 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | E 6 | N 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 36 | 15 | 108 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2328 | 2352 | 1045 | 1032 | 1025 | 1011 | 1015 | 233 | 2245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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