Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 6PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 163 | 365 | 161 | 233 | 250 | 329 | 312 | 288 | 218 | 276 | 697 | 304 | 529 | 901 | 1814 | 1611 | 1487 | 1087 | 1016 | 808 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.40m | 3:03AM1.28m | 3:29PM1.41m | 3:47AM1.29m | 4:13PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.30m | 9:01PM0.32m | 9:08AM0.28m | 9:46PM0.30m | 9:53AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 130 | 94 | 365 | 161 | 233 | 250 | 329 | 312 | 288 | 218 | 276 | 288 | 304 | 529 | 147 | 1814 | 1611 | 1487 | 1087 | 1016 | 808 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 14 | E 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | ESE 13 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 |
| kJ | 172 | 163 | 18 | 60 | 39 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 901 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 18 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | 13 | — | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 18 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 697 | 148 | 236 | — | — | — | 16 | 30 | 46 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 113 | 95 | 0 | 123 | 10 | 39 | 84 | 10 | 10 |
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