Lawrencetown Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Lawrencetown Reef over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: the next several days are looking pretty grim. We’ve got a real slow start. From Wednesday, July 15th, right through to the end of the following week, it’s mostly a write-off. The swell is running small and wonky, with a lot of cross-onshore or onshore wind messing things up. The combined energy is weak, often below 100 and not much better up to moderate, but it’s all accompanied by choppy, poor surf conditions. There’s a bit of a tease on the 20th – Monday morning has some glassy conditions with a 3ft period swell from the south, but the energy is still low and the scores are a bare minimum. Not worth paddling out for.

Now, after a long stretch of nothing, we finally get a blink of something good. The standout window is centered around the morning of Wednesday, July 22nd. The swell jumps up to 7ft from the south with a 10-second period, and the wind is offshore out of the NNE at 6 mph. That’s clean – that’s what we’re after. The combined energy hits 751, which is solid moderate to strong. This is the peak of the window for this break, but pay attention: the afternoon of that same day, the swell climbs to 7ft, but the wind switches to a light cross-on. The forecast says it might be too big for this spot, so it’s a morning mission only.

Following that, Thursday morning, July 23rd, is also worth a look. Swell holds at 6ft from the SSW, still a 10-second period, with a light cross-off breeze from the ENE. That’ll keep things clean, and the energy is 588 – a solid option. After that, it fades back into mediocrity.

Looking further out, there’s a late wildcard on July 30th – Thursday morning. A 7ft SSW swell, offshore wind from the NE, and the combined energy is a massive 1108, which is strong. The forecast is for excellent conditions for experienced surfers. That’s a long way off, so keep it on the radar, but don’t book the day off work just yet.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing wild to report there.

So, the only real standouts are the morning of July 22nd and the morning of July 23rd. The rest of the 16 days is a long, flat, choppy slog. If you’re a kite surfer, the afternoons with strong side-shore wind and bigger swell might be more your speed, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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