Surf Forecasts:
Lawrencetown Reef surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, SSE swell with 186 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. 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 1.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lawrencetown Reef over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here again, let's break it down for you in feet and miles.
It's gonna be a long, quiet stretch to kick things off. There’s nothing really worth paddling out for in the first few days. The water temp is sitting at about 56°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year. Conditions are either flat or blown out, with tiny, weak swell and poor quality. You're looking at a gap of several days with no real surf to speak of.
The first glimmer of something rideable shows up on the morning of Thursday, July 9th. We get a little bump of about 4ft from the southeast. The combined swell energy is still modest at best (186), and the period is a short 7 seconds, so it'll be a bit lumpy and weak. Still, the wind is glassy in the morning, so a longboard might get a few soft, clean waves.
Friday the 10th looks worse, with onshore wind and the same sized swell but even shorter period. The weekend of the 11th and 12th sees the swell drop right back to under 3ft.
The next real standout, and really the only one to get excited about, is on the morning of Wednesday, July 16th. The swell bumps up to about 6ft from the south-southwest. Now the energy picks up to a solid 614, which is moderate to strong, and the period is 8 seconds. The wind is a cross-onshore, so it won't be perfect, but this is the biggest pulse of the whole forecast. For a more experienced surfer, there'll be some proper power behind those waves.
That peak fades quickly, with onshore winds messing it up by the afternoon. The following weekend sees dropping swell and mostly cross-onshore or onshore winds, keeping things ordinary all the way through to July 21st. Not much else to shout about.
So the main takeaway: a long flat spell, then a brief window on the morning of the 16th is your best bet for a piece of the action.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 |
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 kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 186 | 176 | 179 | 129 | 93 | 106 | 64 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 35 | 37 | 28 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 5:53AM1.43m | 6:06PM1.70m | 6:57AM1.50m | 7:06PM1.76m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.44m | 7:47AM0.36m | 8:31PM0.41m | 8:38AM0.40m | 9:32PM0.37m | 9:37AM0.42m | 10:36PM0.31m | 10:41AM0.42m | 11:40PM0.23m | 11:47AM0.39m | 00:41AM0.15m | 12:51PM0.34m | 1:40AM0.07m | ||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 53 | 186 | 176 | 179 | 129 | 84 | 61 | 62 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 37 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSE 6 | E 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 9 | S 14 | — | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 10 | 64 | 44 | 37 | 23 | 29 | 19 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | E 10 | S 5 | E 8 | E 11 | S 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 55 | 93 | 106 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2928 | 2347 | 1214 | 1248 | 930 | 628 | 628 | 656 | 0 | 0 | 1717 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2246 | 1 |
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