
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
112 | 112 | 140 | 158 | 190 | 181 | 173 | 167 | 163 | 130 | 98 | 72 | 72 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 144 | 138 | 164 | 273 | 378 | 352 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:27AM1.40m | 8:23PM1.56m | 9:06AM1.46m | 9:03PM1.59m | 9:43AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.49m | 2:51AM0.25m | 2:58PM0.44m | 3:27AM0.21m | 3:38PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
96 | 97 | 140 | 158 | 190 | 181 | 173 | 167 | 163 | 130 | 98 | 72 | 72 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 144 | 138 | 164 | 273 | 378 | 352 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 |
112 | 112 | 97 | 79 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | SW 10 |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 6 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 233 | 233 | 132 | 106 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 777 | 718 | 291 | 732 | 233 | 233 | 735 | 737 | 737 | 734 | 649 |
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