Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 582 | 531 | 185 | 482 | 289 | 233 | 272 | 220 | 224 | 282 | 423 | 350 | 280 | 219 | 68 | 92 | 83 | 57 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:20AM1.24m | 1:41PM1.35m | 2:04AM1.25m | 2:26PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.32m | 7:22AM0.32m | 7:57PM0.30m | 8:07AM0.30m | 8:41PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 582 | 531 | 185 | 482 | 289 | 233 | 272 | 220 | 224 | 282 | 423 | 350 | 280 | 219 | 68 | 92 | 83 | 57 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 10 | S 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 3 | NNE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 153 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NNE 4 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | NE 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 8 | 15 | — | 4 | 17 | 22 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 113 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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