Surf Forecasts:
Lawrencetown Reef surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period, SSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, SSW swell with 1,258 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 24 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s 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 Friday (Jul 24) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 1.9m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 16s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lawrencetown Reef in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lawrencetown Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s in store for the next stretch.
Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is looking pretty grim. We’ve got a lot of onshore wind and messy conditions, so it’s a real test of patience. The biggest issue is that the wind just won’t play nice, and the swell is mostly short-period windswill. There’s a long gap here with nothing worth getting excited about, but things start to look a little more promising right at the very end of the month.
The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t show up until Wednesday, July 29th, almost a week and a half away. Up until then, it’s a whole lot of poor surf and cross-onshore chop. On Wednesday afternoon, the wind finally swings around to a clean cross-offshore from the NNW at Lawrencetown Reef. The swell is bumping at 5 ft from the S with a 9-second period, and the combined energy is moderate (580). It’s still a bit of a gamble, but that’s the first sign of hope.
The real standout, the one you want to circle on the calendar, is Thursday, July 30th. Now we’re talking. The morning session at Lawrencetown Reef is the pick of the whole forecast. You’ve got clean, glassy conditions with a light offshore breeze from the NNE at just 6 mph. The swell is a clean 4 ft from the S with a solid 9-second groundswell period. The combined energy is moderate (246) and the water temp is sitting around 59°, which is bang on average for this time of year. It’s not gonna be huge, but it’ll be clean, and that’s a major positive after all this wind. For a reef break, that offshore wind is going to make it super fun.
That Thursday morning window is the highlight. The rest of the second week drops off again into smaller, weaker surf with onshore winds. It’s a long wait, but that one morning should make it worth it for the patient ones.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 5 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
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 kJ | 30 | 70 | 140 | 704 | 379 | 183 | 250 | 306 | 183 | 128 | 89 | 90 | 53 | 282 | 711 | 1258 | 969 | 645 | 371 | 155 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:11PM1.70m | 00:23AM1.60m | 12:58PM1.64m | 1:14AM1.49m | 1:45PM1.58m | 2:07AM1.39m | 2:33PM1.50m | 3:04AM1.30m | 3:24PM1.45m | 4:05AM1.25m | 4:17PM1.41m | 5:08AM1.24m | 5:13PM1.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.28m | 6:37AM0.19m | 7:11PM0.33m | 7:23AM0.30m | 8:04PM0.39m | 8:11AM0.42m | 8:58PM0.44m | 9:02AM0.52m | 9:55PM0.47m | 9:58AM0.59m | 10:54PM0.47m | 10:57AM0.62m | 11:50PM0.45m | ||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | E 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 181 | 183 | 216 | 4 | 183 | 128 | 89 | 90 | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 371 | 155 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SW 7 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 15 | 52 | 27 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 64 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 10 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | — | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 14 | 23 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | S 3 | SE 5 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 70 | 140 | 704 | 379 | — | 250 | 306 | — | — | — | 5 | 53 | 282 | 711 | 1258 | 969 | 645 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 1121 | 1111 | 630 | 720 | 106 | 132 | 132 | 1 | 2244 | 1373 | 1147 | 989 | 777 | 539 | 616 | 600 | 539 | 8 | 673 | 0 |
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