Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 5AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 420 | 336 | 174 | 250 | 199 | 92 | 87 | 58 | 86 | 55 | 46 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.42m | 11:25AM1.42m | 11:45PM1.36m | 12:15PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.17m | 5:38PM0.24m | 5:58AM0.22m | 6:29PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 420 | 336 | 174 | 250 | 199 | 92 | 39 | 36 | 86 | 55 | 46 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 31 | 84 | 23 | 23 | 89 | 87 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 11 | NE 4 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 31 | 1 | — | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 193 | 24 | 95 |
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