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Lawrencetown Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 AST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
3.2° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
!
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SW
2.3
SW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
S
2.4
S
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111010996888867777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22871584202011282921861269291212232264277263342372457469414385311421663344
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
SE
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
1.22
3:40AM
1.40
4:28PM
1.23
4:33AM
1.41
5:25PM
1.26
5:25AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
0.60
10:16AM
0.48
10:16PM
0.62
11:11AM
0.45
11:12PM
0.60
12:00PM
0.39
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----7:48-------7:47-------7:47--
Sunset-------4:55-------4:57-------4:58
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1523
Temp. °C-1-2-2-1-10232223467666665566
Feels °C (?)-11-11-10-8-7-6-4-3-4-4-4-4-3-10-101122423
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