Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | S 7 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | 43 | 41 | 47 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.78m | 9:25AM1.74m | 9:35PM1.78m | 10:10AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.00m | 3:29PM0.18m | 3:53AM0.01m | 4:17PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
7 | 43 | 41 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 13 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
8 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | — | — |
46 | — | — | — | 46 | 34 | 33 | 22 | — | 29 | 31 | 24 | — | — | 11 | 7 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2842 | 8 | 8 | 2846 | 824 | 877 | 291 | 824 | 6 | 233 | 233 | 2882 | 2928 | 2928 | 319 |
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