Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 7PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 116 | 159 | 269 | 157 | 103 | 65 | 46 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.70m | 10:35PM1.62m | 10:55AM1.71m | 11:17PM1.58m | 11:35AM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.21m | 4:41AM0.20m | 5:11PM0.20m | 5:20AM0.24m | 5:55PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
43 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 103 | 65 | 46 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 116 | 159 | 269 | 157 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1589 | 2942 | 2448 | 2845 | 1 | 824 | 1437 | 6 | 2394 | 106 | 6 | 1373 | 1373 | 1437 | 1373 | 1373 | 1373 | 1472 | 106 | 1373 |
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