Lawrencetown Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 23 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
6.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 2AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (24 May)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
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1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.8
SSE
6
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
5
5
3
3
12
12
12
16
14
11
10
10
10
20
53
214
496
513
313
488
439
392
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
10
SSW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:05PM1.52m
3:17AM1.42m
4:05PM1.52m
4:22AM1.38m
4:59PM1.52m
5:23AM1.37m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.47m
9:36AM0.33m
10:21PM0.46m
10:33AM0.38m
11:20PM0.42m
11:26AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:43
8:44
8:45
1
8
10
2
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
10
11
14
16
13
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
11
14
18
11
9
9
7
7
8
10
10
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
6
3
4
7
7
7
7
11
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SW
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
10
10
10
496
513
313
488
439
392
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
1.3
SSE
7
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
12
12
12
12
10
3
10
10
3
3
5
10
10
159
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
12
3
3
3
1
10
1
3
9
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.8
SSE
6
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
5
5
2
3
10
16
14
11
2
5
20
53
214
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
756
756
756
1351
1351
1351
1148
1148
1046
1027
915
786
655
600
524
524
524
615
85
1
1
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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