Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 140 | 146 | 153 | 175 | 223 | 297 | 261 | 284 | 865 | 782 | 581 | 279 | 388 | 606 | 240 | 403 | 1074 | 1349 | 1667 | 1859 | 1306 | 954 | 836 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.55m | 6:43PM1.77m | 7:09AM1.55m | 7:40PM1.75m | 8:08AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.00m | 12:24PM-0.03m | 1:09AM-0.01m | 1:23PM-0.03m | 2:06AM-0.01m | 2:21PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 143 | 140 | 146 | 153 | 175 | 96 | 297 | 261 | 284 | 865 | 782 | 581 | 279 | 140 | 107 | 240 | 403 | 1074 | 1349 | 1667 | 1859 | 1306 | 954 | 836 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 3 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | — | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 38 | 62 | 100 | 146 | 100 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 236 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 136 | 5 | 5 | 153 | 206 | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | — | SW 5 | S 11 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 | SW 2 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | — | — | 28 | 223 | 53 | 159 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 388 | 606 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 20 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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