
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 40 | 59 | 56 | 100 | 107 | 70 | 61 | 56 | 46 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 45 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:54AM1.19m | 3:55PM1.29m | 5:02AM1.23m | 5:02PM1.32m | 5:57AM1.30m | 5:58PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.70m | 10:36PM0.52m | 10:55AM0.67m | 11:35PM0.47m | 11:54AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
21 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 100 | 107 | 70 | 61 | 56 | 46 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 45 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 14 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 5 | E 8 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 15 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 13 | — | — |
1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 29 | 40 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 633 | 1587 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 1045 | 600 | 616 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1351 | 2448 |
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