Lawrencetown Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 ADT
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Lawrencetown Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lawrencetown Reef sea temperature is
3.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 10PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.8
S
6
2
S
6
2.1
S
6
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.1
SSW
8
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
537
534
435
456
522
613
679
604
520
464
376
319
276
232
302
365
469
457
378
303
269
243
147
269
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:27AM1.41m
11:22PM1.50m
12:10PM1.35m
00:03AM1.44m
12:57PM1.31m
00:49AM1.39m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.52m
5:52AM0.32m
5:58PM0.58m
6:36AM0.38m
6:45PM0.63m
7:24AM0.42m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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8:22
8:22
8:23
8:24
1
12
5
2
Temp °C
10
12
10
9
8
9
9
10
12
12
12
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
7
9
8
7
7
10
4
5
4
2
2
3
3
5
6
6
7
6
7
5
4
3
4
4
4
7
6
4
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
16
14
14
14
6
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
6
22
24
378
303
269
243
147
269
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
12
0.4
ESE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.6
ESE
6
1.1
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
7
Energy kJ
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
10
10
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
17
5
28
138
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.3
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.6
SW
8
Energy kJ
6
3
3
3
8
5
8
19
14
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.8
S
6
2
S
6
2.1
S
6
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
1
SW
8
Energy kJ
537
534
435
456
522
613
679
604
520
464
376
319
276
232
302
365
469
457
66
113
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
988
2444
2444
1127
2244
2247
2286
2404
2286
1378
1378
988
777
539
539
524
600
132
106
0
0
0
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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