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Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
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Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
13.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Clarence River today?
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 9PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | |
72 | 72 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 87 | 297 | 366 | 405 | 324 | 289 | 272 | 239 | 174 | 177 | 294 | 531 | 269 | 590 | 1024 | 1380 | 1293 | 1030 | 784 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.62m | 11:42AM1.45m | 00:09AM1.58m | 12:38PM1.43m | 1:04AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.07m | 5:36AM0.09m | 5:51PM0.10m | 6:31AM0.11m | 6:47PM0.13m | 7:24AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
72 | 72 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 74 | 297 | 366 | 405 | 324 | 289 | 272 | 239 | 174 | 177 | 14 | 8 | 269 | 590 | 1024 | 1380 | 1293 | 1030 | 784 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
65 | 57 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 87 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | E 8 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 | NE 5 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 54 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | 24 | 46 | 294 | 531 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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