Surf Forecasts:
Lawrencetown Reef surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, SSW swell with 491 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lawrencetown Reef in the next 16 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 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 0.3m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Thu 16th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lawrencetown Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 77 | 73 | 223 | 384 | 345 | 298 | 181 | 176 | 306 | 279 | 113 | 290 | 232 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.70m | 6:57AM1.50m | 7:06PM1.76m | 7:56AM1.58m | 8:04PM1.81m | 8:52AM1.65m | 8:59PM1.83m | 9:44AM1.71m | 9:52PM1.82m | 10:35AM1.73m | 10:43PM1.77m | 11:24AM1.73m | 11:33PM1.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.15m | 12:51PM0.34m | 1:40AM0.07m | 1:51PM0.29m | 2:34AM0.00m | 2:49PM0.24m | 3:26AM-0.03m | 3:44PM0.22m | 4:16AM-0.03m | 4:37PM0.21m | 5:04AM0.01m | 5:29PM0.24m | 5:51AM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 |
 | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | 8:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 345 | 298 | 181 | 22 | 22 | 279 | 113 | 20 | 232 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | WNW 3 | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 77 | 73 | 223 | 384 | — | — | — | 176 | 306 | — | 2 | 290 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1587 | 1671 | 1606 | 1374 | 1374 | 600 | 319 | 0 | 8 | 856 | 319 | 319 | 799 | 2972 | 8 | 132 |
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