Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 11AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 286 | 437 | 229 | 314 | 155 | 210 | 140 | 108 | 66 | 53 | 59 | 93 | 77 | 77 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 67 | 65 | 42 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.47m | 2:21AM1.28m | 2:32PM1.39m | 3:23AM1.22m | 3:31PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.48m | 8:10PM0.44m | 8:15AM0.58m | 9:07PM0.49m | 9:13AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 288 | 286 | 437 | 189 | 314 | 155 | 210 | 140 | 108 | 66 | 42 | 59 | 93 | 64 | 77 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 67 | 65 | 42 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 11 | SSW 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 15 | E 8 | S 6 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SE 14 | SSE 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 68 | 88 | 9 | 229 | 63 | 117 | 63 | 51 | 48 | 50 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 7 | — | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 7 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 29 | — | — | 59 | 67 | 13 | 41 | 49 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 51 | 78 | 77 | 25 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 132 | 319 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2942 | 8 | 0 |
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