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Lawrencetown Reef Surf Photo: 'Top of swell' by Bill Jensen

Lat Long: 44.64° N 63.34° W

Issued: 8 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lawrencetown Reef sea temperature is

11.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Lawrencetown Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	SSW	SSE	SE
	18 s	on	3 s	18 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE
	18 s	on	3 s	18 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE
	17 s	cross- on	3 s	17 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE
	17 s	on	3 s	17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
	16 s	on	4 s	16 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	SSE	SSE	ESE
	16 s	on	4 s	16 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW		SSE	SSE
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW	WNW	SSE	S
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW	WNW	SSE
	15 s	cross- off	3 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	WNW	SSE
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	SSE	E
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	W	SSE
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	W	SE
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	WSW	SE
	13 s	cross- off	6 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	WSW	SE
	12 s	cross- off	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	W	SE
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	W	SE
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lawrencetown Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 33 minutes after high water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 1.7m (5.7 ft). Range 2.04m (6.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Lawrencetown Reef Surf Photo: 'Top of swell' by Bill Jensen

I like seeing the shadows of the surfers through the water. I try to capture them floating at the top of the swell.

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User: Bill Jensen (1 photo)

Country: Canada (180 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:19 am 16 Sep 2012