Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:53AM1.77m | 11:08PM1.67m | 11:35AM1.72m | 11:53PM1.58m | 12:16PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.18m | 5:18AM0.14m | 5:48PM0.22m | 5:59AM0.25m | 6:33PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
9 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | SW 7 |
4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | — | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1589 | 1589 | 2347 | 3217 | 2208 | 3044 | 2844 | 2323 | 2844 | 2286 | 1383 | 2208 | 2355 | 2352 | 1661 | 2247 | 1416 | 1115 | 623 | 777 |
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