
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 1PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | E 8 |
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50 | 61 | 92 | 122 | 148 | 133 | 103 | 80 | 60 | 77 | 55 | 82 | 94 | 80 | 123 | 118 | 105 | 109 | 79 | 65 | 28 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09AM1.65m | 7:27PM1.60m | 7:51AM1.72m | 8:13PM1.62m | 8:30AM1.75m | 8:55PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.26m | 1:36AM0.19m | 2:06PM0.18m | 2:17AM0.19m | 2:47PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 62 | 49 | 60 | 77 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 123 | 118 | 105 | 109 | 79 | 65 | 28 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 6 |
3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | S 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | W 3 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
50 | 61 | 92 | 122 | 148 | 133 | 103 | 80 | — | — | 5 | 82 | 94 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1589 | 1589 | 1853 | 2347 | 717 | 732 | 106 | 8 | 106 | 132 | 1480 | 1589 | 8 | 2966 | 2844 | 2842 | 2842 | 2567 | 2596 | 2774 | 1934 | 2208 |
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