Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 7PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 133 | 110 | 76 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 73 | 79 | 107 | 183 | 223 | 170 | 109 | 99 | 53 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.66m | 9:55PM1.63m | 10:19AM1.70m | 10:35PM1.62m | 10:55AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.25m | 4:05AM0.17m | 4:30PM0.21m | 4:41AM0.20m | 5:11PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
121 | 133 | 110 | 76 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 73 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 99 | 53 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | E 5 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
125 | 104 | 86 | 67 | 45 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — |
2 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 107 | 183 | 223 | 170 | 109 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 132 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1411 | 1437 | 995 | 968 | 0 | 106 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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