
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
372 | 322 | 291 | 187 | 206 | 116 | 113 | 102 | 81 | 43 | 43 | 83 | 185 | 259 | 388 | 456 | 585 | 611 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:07AM1.39m | 2:33PM1.50m | 3:04AM1.30m | 3:24PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.39m | 8:11AM0.42m | 8:58PM0.44m | 9:02AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | — |
264 | 245 | 196 | 5 | 153 | 116 | 113 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 11 | S 11 | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 |
372 | 322 | 291 | 187 | 206 | — | — | 102 | 81 | 10 | 33 | 83 | 185 | 259 | 388 | 456 | 585 | 611 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 8 | 8 | 106 | 8 | 1373 | 1373 | 1373 | 319 | 1373 | 1373 | 2168 | 623 | 623 | 600 | 623 | 623 | 539 |
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