Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 122 | 121 | 115 | 112 | 113 | 163 | 165 | 288 | 1143 | 431 | 394 | 388 | 270 | 364 | 1757 | 1474 | 1800 | 3531 | 2968 | 1733 | 1447 | 1227 | 1055 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:52AM1.64m | 8:20PM1.49m | 8:48AM1.67m | 9:16PM1.49m | 9:45AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.09m | 2:17PM0.07m | 2:32AM0.07m | 3:14PM0.06m | 3:28AM0.06m | 4:11PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 16 | SSE 13 | S 9 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 59 | 37 | 121 | 115 | 112 | 113 | 118 | 88 | 56 | 153 | 431 | 394 | 388 | 270 | 239 | 17 | 854 | — | 2276 | 2017 | 1733 | 1447 | 1227 | 1055 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SE 5 | SSE 12 | NE 3 | S 16 | SSE 13 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 72 | 122 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 163 | 165 | 288 | 150 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 183 | 17 | — | 253 | — | — | — | 18 | 21 | 17 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 5 | SSE 12 | E 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | N 6 | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | SW 4 | N 5 | S 8 | S 5 | — | NNE 6 | N 6 | SSW 14 | N 3 | NNE 2 | SE 4 | WSW 3 | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | 1 | 69 | 10 | 76 | — | 7 | 6 | 1143 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 364 | 1757 | 1474 | 1800 | 3531 | 2968 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 213 | 117 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 84 | 28 | 0 | 43 | 170 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 39 | 10 |
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