Surf Forecasts:
Lawrencetown Reef surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, SSE swell with 599 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lawrencetown Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Lawrencetown Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lawrencetown Reef in the next 16 days are 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lawrencetown Reef over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a good, long look at what Lawrencetown Reef has got cookin' for us over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next few days are looking pretty grim. We've got a stretch of poor conditions and tiny surf kickin' off this Saturday and running all the way through to Tuesday. It's a flat spell, no two ways about it. Don't bother paddling out, you'll just be bobbing around. The water temp is sittin' about average for this time of year, so at least you won't freeze while you're waiting for nothing.
Okay, now here's where it gets interesting. The real action looks to kick off on the 8th of July, Wednesday afternoon. There's a big pulse of energy comin' in – a solid SSE swell pushing 7ft, but here's the kicker: the combined energy is cranked up to (380), and the reef just might be too small for that much juice. The wind's swingin' cross-offshore, keepin' it clean, but it's lookin' like a session for the big wave chargers only. If you're a beginner, stay on the beach for this one.
Now, my pick for the best on offer comes the very next morning – Thursday the 9th of July. We're lookin' at a cleaner, more manageable 5ft groundswell from the SSE with a combined energy of (334). The wind is a light offshore from the WNW, which will put some proper shape on those reef peaks. That's the window you want. After that, the wind swings onshore Thursday afternoon and we lose the quality.
The 15th of July, Wednesday morning, is another one that'll get the heart goin'. It's glassy – dead calm – with another 7ft pulse from the SSW, energy at (421). Again, that's a whole lotta water for this reef, so it's strictly for the experienced crew who know the lineup. For the rest of us, that 5ft swell on the 9th with the offshore wind is the standout session in this forecast.
Other than those two brief windows, the rest of the period is a mess of onshore winds, cross-chop, and weak, short-period stuff. It's a classic wait-for-the-window kind of forecast for Lawrencetown. Hang in there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 4 | E 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 |
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 kJ | 198 | 75 | 75 | 56 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 372 | 441 | 324 | 459 | 220 | 104 | 81 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:20PM1.53m | 12:03PM1.48m | 00:01AM1.49m | 12:42PM1.50m | 00:46AM1.44m | 1:24PM1.52m | 1:37AM1.40m | 2:11PM1.54m | 2:34AM1.37m | 3:04PM1.57m | 3:38AM1.36m | 4:02PM1.60m | 4:46AM1.38m | 5:04PM1.65m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.26m | 6:01PM0.47m | 6:21AM0.29m | 6:46PM0.46m | 7:01AM0.33m | 7:36PM0.44m | 7:47AM0.36m | 8:31PM0.41m | 8:38AM0.40m | 9:32PM0.37m | 9:37AM0.42m | 10:36PM0.31m | 10:41AM0.42m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
 | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 121 | 75 | 10 | 56 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 441 | 324 | 6 | 79 | 49 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 20 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 9 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | E 10 | S 5 | E 8 | S 5 | S 7 | SW 5 | — | E 10 | S 15 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 198 | — | 75 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | — | 4 | 21 | 14 | 372 | — | — | 459 | 220 | 104 | 81 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 929 | 0 | 2842 | 2444 | 319 | 1379 | 1374 | 956 | 732 | 628 | 644 | 524 | 654 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 8 | 600 | 319 |
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