Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 6PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 422 | 316 | 235 | 157 | 118 | 72 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:05PM1.36m | 2:07AM1.24m | 2:04PM1.30m | 3:13AM1.23m | 3:10PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.47m | 7:58AM0.69m | 8:43PM0.51m | 9:07AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 392 | 422 | 316 | 235 | 157 | 118 | 72 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 929 | 233 | 233 | 291 | 319 | 756 | 2846 | 1743 | 628 | 1738 |
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