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Lawrencetown Reef surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SSE swell with 854 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE 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 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 8s period. 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 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lawrencetown Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Lawrencetown Reef.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: the next several days are looking pretty flat and not worth paddling out for. We’ve got a real quiet patch ahead. The first real shot of any kind of action doesn’t show up until Friday the 4th, and even then it’s a tricky one. That’s nearly a 3-day gap of nothing worth mentioning.
Now, that Friday the 4th. The swell is predicted to jump up to 8 ft from the SE. That’s a big number, and the combined energy is moderate to strong (640). The problem is, the swell period is short at 7 seconds, so it’s gonna be a bit of a lumpy, close-out mess. The wind is set to shift from a cross-on in the morning to a cleaner cross-off from the ENE by the afternoon, which will clean it up. But the real catch here is that the wave comment says it’s predicted to be too big for this break. This is one for experts only, and even then, it’s sketchy. For the rest of us, it’s a day to watch from the car park.
Saturday the 5th brings a cleaner but smaller option. The swell drops to 4 ft from the E, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (289). What makes this interesting is the wind: a fresh offshore breeze from the N at 22 mph. The water temperature is a very unusual 67°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. That offshore wind will make for clean, lined-up waves, but that strong wind will also make paddling a real battle. It’s a trades-off situation.
After that, the outlook fades again. The rest of the forecast period through to mid-September is a mix of small, weak swells with poor wind conditions. There’s a brief window on the 9th with a 5 ft SSW swell and a moderate offshore from the NW (338 energy), but it’s still just a marginal call. The very end of the run, like Thursday the 17th, shows a tiny 0.7 ft ESE groundswell with a very long period of 13 seconds and glassy conditions. That’s textbook for a clean, pretty little wave, but it’s just too small to be a real goer.
So, if I’m calling it, the best on offer is the expert-level, possibly too-big Friday the 4th if you’re a charger, or the clean but windy Saturday the 5th for those who want a bit of a workout. The rest of the 16-day window is a big, long wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 7 |
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 kJ | 38 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 72 | 640 | 709 | 160 | 157 | 304 | 171 | 490 | 405 | 199 | 113 | 86 | 71 | 57 | 39 | 271 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 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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 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 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 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 35 | 21 | 20 | — | — | 709 | 160 | 157 | 304 | 171 | 490 | 405 | 199 | 113 | 86 | 71 | 57 | 39 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 96 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | S 10 | SE 9 | SW 8 | S 7 | — | — | S 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 36 | 15 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 72 | 640 | — | — | 17 | 33 | 167 | 106 | 55 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 271 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1374 | 633 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 106 | 0 | 2882 | 2882 | 600 | 644 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 319 | 1 |
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