Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lawrencetown Reef today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef at 8PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lawrencetown Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 7 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 44 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 62 | 97 | 161 | 201 | 220 | 252 | 269 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.30m | 3:13AM1.23m | 3:10PM1.28m | 4:16AM1.27m | 4:17PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.51m | 9:07AM0.70m | 9:46PM0.50m | 10:16AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 62 | 97 | 161 | 201 | 220 | 252 | 269 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | E 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | N 2 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 953 | 233 | 233 | 319 | 780 | 756 | 756 | 757 | 628 | 628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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