
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
199 | 154 | 91 | 74 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 117 | 354 | 949 | 1000 | 870 | 678 | 573 | 442 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.52m | 00:18AM1.36m | 12:17PM1.43m | 1:09AM1.29m | 1:05PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.48m | 6:02PM0.33m | 6:10AM0.56m | 6:48PM0.41m | 6:59AM0.63m | 7:42PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
199 | 154 | 91 | 74 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 686 | 678 | 573 | 442 | 277 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | SE 10 |
67 | 47 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 14 | E 9 | — | — | SE 7 | E 12 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
27 | 37 | 39 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 14 | 117 | 354 | 949 | 1000 | 870 | — | 9 | 7 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1374 | 1374 | 1374 | 1374 | 1374 | 1374 | 1374 | 1374 | 1366 | 1373 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 623 | 623 | 600 | 600 | 106 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
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