
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
87 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 74 | 86 | 55 | 110 | 187 | 232 | 173 | 276 | 125 | 128 | 123 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:50AM1.28m | 3:11PM1.37m | 3:36AM1.33m | 3:59PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.28m | 8:54AM0.27m | 9:25PM0.25m | 9:44AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
87 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 74 | 86 | 55 | 34 | 187 | 232 | 173 | 276 | 125 | 128 | 123 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 6 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 110 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 30 | 18 | 32 | 44 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 20 | S 16 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 14 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | SSE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — |
20 | 19 | 11 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 42 | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 125 | 113 | 84 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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