Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (17 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 12AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 646 | 341 | 200 | 226 | 113 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 109 | 130 | 75 | 52 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 115 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.77m | 11:24AM1.73m | 11:33PM1.70m | 12:11PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.21m | 5:04AM0.01m | 5:29PM0.24m | 5:51AM0.08m | 6:20PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 478 | 264 | 200 | 163 | 113 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 109 | 97 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 10 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | WNW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 313 | 646 | 341 | — | 226 | 3 | 99 | 97 | 88 | — | 130 | 75 | 52 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 115 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 1 | 132 | 319 | 291 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 8 | 8 | 106 | 8 | 319 | 8 | 3364 | 3264 | 2286 | 1116 |
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