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Lawrencetown Reef surf forecast from 13 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 15 Oct, 12AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 17 Oct, 12PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, SSW swell with 1,649 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 15 Oct, 12AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s 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 Thursday (Oct 15) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 1.1m and 7s is also forecast. 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 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 18) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Thu 15th Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Thu 15th Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Sat 17th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lawrencetown Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | E 11 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 282 | 177 | 213 | 637 | 551 | 142 | 74 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 812 | 1457 | 1567 | 480 | 100 | 9 | 132 | 34 | 20 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.51m | 10:56AM1.60m | 11:35PM1.44m | 11:34AM1.52m | 00:18AM1.36m | 12:17PM1.43m | 1:09AM1.29m | 1:05PM1.36m | 2:07AM1.24m | 2:04PM1.30m | 3:13AM1.23m | 3:10PM1.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.18m | 4:49AM0.40m | 5:20PM0.25m | 5:28AM0.48m | 6:02PM0.33m | 6:10AM0.56m | 6:48PM0.41m | 6:59AM0.63m | 7:42PM0.47m | 7:58AM0.69m | 8:43PM0.51m | 9:07AM0.70m | 9:46PM0.50m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | 11 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | -2 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSE 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 282 | 177 | 68 | 11 | 287 | 142 | 74 | 14 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 480 | 100 | 6 | 132 | 34 | 20 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | — | 4 | 116 | 49 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | E 15 | SSE 7 | E 14 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | SW 7 | S 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 80 | 29 | 213 | 637 | 551 | 47 | 35 | 10 | — | 12 | 812 | 1457 | 1567 | 55 | 82 | 249 | 10 | 1 | — | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 319 | 524 | 600 | 319 | 1374 | 1374 | 1374 | 1411 | 319 | 1373 | 1861 | 1850 | 1656 | 2882 | 2944 | 1 | 2846 | 319 | 1743 |
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