
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
179 | 176 | 162 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 133 | 193 | 138 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 93 | 381 | 532 | 516 | 603 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57AM1.33m | 4:22PM1.42m | 4:44AM1.38m | 5:09PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.25m | 10:07AM0.22m | 10:37PM0.22m | 10:57AM0.19m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 8 |
179 | 176 | 162 | 139 | 119 | 112 | 133 | 62 | 34 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 40 | 79 | 93 | 180 | 372 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 14 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 15 | ESE 14 |
75 | 73 | 143 | 67 | 137 | 137 | 81 | 129 | 138 | 69 | 47 | 45 | 93 | 84 | 84 | 18 | 166 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | SSW 13 | SE 7 | S 13 | E 18 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 15 | NE 6 | S 16 | N 7 | SSW 15 |
42 | 42 | — | 35 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 71 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 87 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | N 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 193 | — | — | 42 | 93 | 66 | 381 | 532 | 516 | 603 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 84 | 53 | 442 | 0 | 0 |
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