Lawrencetown Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, lookin’ at the next couple weeks for Lawrencetown Reef. Just keepin’ it real with what’s on the table.

Right off the bat, the first few days are pretty grim. Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th are a write-off – small, messy cross-shore junk. You’re better off stayin’ home. Then Tuesday the 28th morning is where we finally get a little glimmer. We’ve got a 4ft SSE swell, period sittin’ at 8 seconds, and the wind goes glassy. That’s a window of clean, glassy waves with moderate energy (241). For a beginner-friendly reef, that’s about as good as it gets in this stretch. That Tuesday morning is the standout of the first week, no doubt.

Wednesday and Thursday the 29th and 30th see the swell bump up a bit but the wind shifts onshore or cross, and the surface gets choppy and ugly. Thursday morning has a little more size at 4ft from the south with a 10-second period, energy jumps to 361, but it’s a cross-shore breeze and the report calls it marginal. Not a day to get excited about.

Friday the 31st is a bust. Swell hits 5ft in the morning but the wind is pumpin’ at 19 mph from the east, cross-shore, and it’s just lumpy, poor conditions. That’s a no-go.

Saturday the 1st of August is the next real chance. Morning brings a nice offshore wind from the NNE at 6 mph, swell 4ft from the south with a 9-second period, and energy at 271. The waves will be clean and lined up. That’s a solid morning session. The afternoon stays offshore but the swell drops, so grab the morning.

After that, things fade. Sunday the 2nd through the 5th is small, weak, and mostly onshore trash. A couple of glassy moments on the 4th afternoon but the swell is tiny at 3ft. Not worth paddlin’ out for.

Then the second week, from the 6th of August onward, we get a pulse of bigger swell – 7ft to 7ft from the south – but every single session is plagued by onshore or cross-onshore winds. That kind of size with onshore wind at a reef is just a washing machine. The energy readings are high (361 to 494) but the quality is garbage. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one. The 9th has a glassy morning but only 3ft, and after that, it’s flat and weak.

So, overall, the best on offer is Tuesday 28th July morning for the glassy clean conditions, and Saturday 1st August morning for the offshore wind and fun energy. The rest is a long gap of mediocrity or blown-out junk. Don’t hold your breath for the second week – it’s all promise and no delivery.

Rusty.

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