Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 503 | 471 | 441 | 350 | 273 | 261 | 222 | 147 | 137 | 89 | 356 | 1432 | 2798 | 5217 | 4102 | 2571 | 1575 | 1027 | 674 | 578 | 875 | 746 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.40m | 11:26PM1.28m | 11:50AM1.38m | 00:12AM1.26m | 12:36PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.30m | 5:21PM0.31m | 5:31AM0.32m | 6:07PM0.33m | 6:16AM0.32m | 6:52PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 8 | S 16 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 503 | 471 | 441 | 350 | 273 | 261 | 222 | 147 | 137 | 89 | 356 | 131 | 47 | 30 | 4102 | 2571 | 1575 | 1027 | 674 | 578 | 875 | 746 | 581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 294 | 247 | 202 | 166 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 109 | 84 | 82 | 47 | 47 | — | — | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 74 | 12 | 80 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | N 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 10 | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 17 | — | — | 73 | 10 | 73 | — | 1432 | 2798 | 5217 | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 50 | 74 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 535 | 114 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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