Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 114 | 116 | 100 | 73 | 69 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 145 | 130 | 107 | 87 | 431 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 184 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03AM1.42m | 10:27PM1.26m | 10:48AM1.39m | 11:12PM1.24m | 11:33AM1.36m | 11:57PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.29m | 4:32AM0.31m | 5:10PM0.30m | 5:16AM0.32m | 5:53PM0.31m | 6:00AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 79 | 89 | 116 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 47 | 16 | 33 | 26 | 14 | 116 | 19 | 9 | 145 | 130 | 107 | 29 | 431 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 184 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | NE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 151 | 114 | 110 | 100 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 63 | 33 | 20 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 87 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | NNW 2 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 9 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ESE 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 392 | 376 | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | 2 | 192 | 219 | 28 | 43 | 115 | — | — | — | 80 | 29 | — | 1 | 14 | 10 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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