Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 149 | 146 | 53 | 20 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 104 | 577 | 473 | 348 | 276 | 225 | 220 | 181 | 177 | 143 | 113 | 240 | 799 | 1220 | 649 | 465 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:43AM1.72m | 10:15PM1.57m | 10:19AM1.67m | 10:54PM1.51m | 10:56AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.26m | 4:04PM0.14m | 4:11AM0.32m | 4:41PM0.18m | 4:49AM0.40m | 5:20PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 78 | 577 | 473 | 348 | 276 | 225 | 220 | 181 | 177 | 143 | 113 | 50 | 24 | 11 | 649 | 465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 104 | 319 | — | — | 130 | 66 | 40 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 27 | 25 | — | 6 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | S 8 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | 42 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 115 | 149 | 146 | 53 | — | — | — | 8 | 32 | 71 | 80 | 135 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 18 | 71 | 240 | 799 | 1220 | 176 | 266 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 930 | 732 | 732 | 718 | 623 | 600 | 6 | 600 | 717 | 745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 233 | 319 | 319 | 600 | 539 | 524 | 524 | 524 | 132 | 132 |
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