Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 162 | 123 | 120 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 65 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 48 | 46 | 39 | 29 | 62 | 54 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 31 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:35AM1.52m | 8:38PM1.60m | 9:09AM1.60m | 9:17PM1.63m | 9:44AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM0.37m | 2:55AM0.20m | 3:12PM0.30m | 3:30AM0.17m | 3:51PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 162 | 162 | 123 | 120 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 65 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 48 | 46 | 39 | 2 | 11 | 54 | 45 | 35 | 46 | 31 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 17 | 51 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 26 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SW 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 62 | — | — | — | 23 | — | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 615 | 1373 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 623 | 319 | 600 | 615 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 132 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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