Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 11AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 47 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 34 | 52 | 40 | 60 | 67 | 46 | 34 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.68m | 8:46PM1.78m | 9:25AM1.74m | 9:35PM1.78m | 10:10AM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.23m | 3:08AM0.00m | 3:29PM0.18m | 3:53AM0.01m | 4:17PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SE 9 | SW 5 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
53 | 37 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 60 | 67 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SSE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 13 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 |
10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 12 | SE 14 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | E 10 | SE 13 | E 7 | E 10 | E 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 11 |
7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | WNW 2 | NW 2 |
— | 47 | — | — | — | 34 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 40 | — | 34 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 38 | — | 17 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 2208 | 2352 | 2847 | 291 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 756 | 877 | 805 | 2843 | 824 | 2846 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1437 | 1437 | 291 | 6 |
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