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Lawrencetown Reef surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, ENE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period, ENE swell with 856 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE 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 (Sep 04) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. 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 2.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lawrencetown Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright crew, Rusty here with the rundown in feet and miles per hour.
Straight up, it’s a rough start and a long wait for anything decent. The first week or so is a write-off, with nothing but grovelly, onshore junk. We’re looking at a solid gap of several days with no real recommendations before things get interesting.
We finally get a glimmer of life on Sunday the 6th of September. The swell pushes up to a solid 7ft to 7ft from the ENE with a short 7-second period. The wave energy jumps right up—strong stuff (combined energy 859). Now, the catch here is that Lawrencetown Reef is a beginner-friendly spot, and when the swell gets over 7ft, it’s really only for the experienced crew. With a solid offshore wind from the North at 22 mph, it’ll be clean as a whistle, but paddling into those short-period sets at this size will be a battle. This is the standout of the whole period, but it’s not one to take lightly. It’s for the experts only, and the water is much warmer than normal for this time of year, with the anomaly sitting at a very unusual 4° warmer. Expect it to be a bit soupy.
After that, it drops back down. Monday the 7th still has some size—6ft from the East with a 9-second period—and clean conditions thanks to a moderate offshore breeze (16 mph), but the energy is still moderate (combined energy 495) and it’s a step down from the day before. A solid option if you missed the Sunday window.
From there, it fades fast. The rest of the second week is small, weak, and mostly onshore again, with nothing worth paddling out for. There’s a tiny blip on Saturday the 12th with some knee-high ESE windswell and offshore winds, but it’s barely surfable.
In short: the whole 16-day window is a test of patience. The one real highlight is that Sunday the 6th, which will be pumping for the brave. Everything else is either too small, too messy, or just plain wrong.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 22 | 47 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 328 | 351 | 311 | 229 | 172 | 284 | 385 | 856 | 745 | 492 | 367 | 184 | 109 | 65 | 33 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.66m | 00:54AM1.46m | 1:10PM1.61m | 1:55AM1.39m | 2:11PM1.55m | 3:06AM1.35m | 3:22PM1.52m | 4:24AM1.36m | 4:37PM1.53m | 5:36AM1.43m | 5:47PM1.57m | 6:38AM1.52m | 6:49PM1.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.25m | 6:53AM0.39m | 7:41PM0.29m | 7:52AM0.46m | 8:48PM0.33m | 9:02AM0.51m | 10:02PM0.33m | 10:21AM0.52m | 11:14PM0.29m | 11:36AM0.46m | 00:17AM0.22m | 12:40PM0.37m | 1:12AM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 47 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 10 | — | 351 | 311 | 229 | 172 | 284 | 5 | 3 | 745 | 492 | 367 | 184 | 109 | 65 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | — | 23 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 26 | 14 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | E 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 2 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 328 | 44 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 57 | 385 | 856 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1372 | 1374 | 1186 | 600 | 524 | 600 | 143 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 233 | 600 | 644 | 600 | 600 | 107 | 233 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
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