Surf Forecasts:
Lawrencetown Reef surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 10 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, SSW swell with 169 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 10 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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 Monday (Aug 10) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m 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 1.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lawrencetown Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, it’s a bit of a tough stretch ahead for Lawrencetown Reef. We’re looking at a long run of small, weak swells and ordinary conditions, so don’t expect much action for a while.
The first week is a write-off, honestly. We kick off Sunday the 9th with a tiny 1ft SSW swell at 6 seconds—combined energy is just 22, which is weak. Winds are cross-on and messy, and it’s just poor surf. Monday the 10th morning cleans up a bit with a light cross-off breeze and 3ft SSW swell (energy 66), but the waves are “surfable but very ordinary.” That’s the best of the bunch early on. The rest of the week through to Friday the 14th stays small—1ft to 4ft—with cross-on or cross winds and consistently “poor surf conditions.” Tuesday the 11th morning goes glassy, but it’s only 2ft and still poor. Friday the 14th sees a bump to 4ft SSW (energy 118, moderate) but with a moderate cross-shore chop, so no good.
The first real standout comes on Tuesday the 18th of August. Overnight, the swell builds to 6ft from the south at 8 seconds, combined energy jumps to 433—that’s strong. Winds are cross-off from the northwest, so it’ll be clean. This is a solid reef wave, but at 6ft it’s pushing into expert territory for a reef break; beginners should stay out. The afternoon holds at 5ft (energy 357) and stays clean. This is your best bet in the whole outlook, but it’s over a week away, so take that with a grain of salt.
Wednesday the 19th morning drops back to 3ft S swell (energy 134) with light cross-on winds, back to poor. Thursday the 20th is tiny again, 2ft. Friday the 21st is the smallest of the lot—1.0ft SE swell at 9 seconds (energy 23). Saturday the 22nd morning picks up to 3ft SSE (energy 90) with a light cross-off, surfable but ordinary. Sunday the 23rd morning has a 1.0ft SE swell at 12 seconds (energy 78)—that long period is interesting for a reef, but it’s barely breaking. The afternoon brings 4ft S swell (energy 103) but onshore wind, so no good. Monday the 24th is tiny again.
Overall, there’s a big gap from now until that Tuesday the 18th with nothing worth paddling out for. After that, it drops back into the doldrums. Keep an eye on the 18th—it’s the only one that looks like it’ll fire.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
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 kJ | 13 | 24 | 52 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 41 | 64 | 47 | 44 | 151 | 107 | 91 | 50 | 40 | 105 | 116 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.64m | 6:48AM1.49m | 6:57PM1.70m | 7:45AM1.59m | 7:54PM1.75m | 8:37AM1.68m | 8:46PM1.78m | 9:25AM1.74m | 9:35PM1.78m | 10:10AM1.77m | 10:22PM1.74m | 10:53AM1.77m | 11:08PM1.67m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.19m | 12:44PM0.38m | 1:27AM0.11m | 1:44PM0.30m | 2:20AM0.04m | 2:39PM0.23m | 3:08AM0.00m | 3:29PM0.18m | 3:53AM0.01m | 4:17PM0.16m | 4:36AM0.06m | 5:03PM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 24 | 52 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 41 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 40 | 105 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 11 | SE 13 | E 10 | S 11 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | N 3 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 12 | SE 14 | E 11 | SE 13 | E 10 | — | E 10 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | 52 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 47 | 44 | 151 | 107 | 91 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 995 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 829 | 6 | 812 | 1808 | 6 | 132 | 0 | 1589 | 1 | 8 | 1437 | 2942 | 1 | 106 | 15 | 1 |
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