Lawrencetown Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.64° N 63.34° W

Lawrencetown Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lawrencetown Reef sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.2° 

Lawrencetown Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 11AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.7
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
9
2
S
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
18
54
128
118
205
232
175
440
575
537
527
284
257
280
263
196
163
112
96
82
99
82
55
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
E
10
S
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:39AM1.47m
12:57PM1.56m
1:27AM1.37m
1:42PM1.47m
2:21AM1.28m
2:32PM1.39m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.36m
7:19PM0.36m
7:25AM0.48m
8:10PM0.44m
8:15AM0.58m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
2
6
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
20
20
19
18
18
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
20
18
20
21
21
22
22
22
24
23
24
21
22
19
19
19
22
21
21
20
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