
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 1PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 25 | 48 | 97 | 92 | 260 | 334 | 365 | 365 | 330 | 297 | 266 | 214 | 214 | 187 | 145 | 138 | 138 | 129 | 115 | 115 | 101 | 99 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.57m | 3:38AM1.36m | 4:02PM1.60m | 4:46AM1.38m | 5:04PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.40m | 9:32PM0.37m | 9:37AM0.42m | 10:36PM0.31m | 10:41AM0.42m | 11:40PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
14 | 25 | 48 | 97 | 92 | 260 | 334 | 365 | 365 | 330 | 297 | 266 | 214 | 214 | 187 | 145 | 138 | 138 | 129 | 115 | 115 | 99 | 67 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 9 | S 14 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 101 | 99 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 30 | 26 | 47 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 34 | 72 | 108 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 600 | 628 | 628 | 628 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 600 | 655 | 8 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 106 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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