
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 22s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 9PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 22s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2656 | 2162 | 1745 | 1201 | 1313 | 1017 | 979 | 967 | 906 | 1104 | 1229 | 1074 | 1074 | 1212 | 1102 | 3150 | 3051 | 2398 | 1855 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:13PM1.64m | 8:41AM1.49m | 9:08PM1.57m | 9:37AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.04m | 2:55PM0.06m | 3:30AM0.07m | 3:51PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 |
2656 | 2162 | 1745 | 1201 | 1313 | 1017 | 979 | 967 | 906 | 1104 | 1229 | 1074 | 1074 | 1212 | 1102 | 3150 | 3051 | 2398 | 1855 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
702 | 672 | 569 | 561 | 440 | 434 | 357 | 357 | 351 | 286 | 241 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 700 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 119 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 23 | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | — | SSW 21 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — |
— | 670 | — | 339 | 150 | 82 | — | 147 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | 125 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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