Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 918 | 646 | 521 | 421 | 309 | 228 | 209 | 157 | 151 | 149 | 110 | 100 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 193 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 9:17AM1.44m | 9:41PM1.28m | 10:03AM1.42m | 10:27PM1.26m | 10:48AM1.39m | 11:12PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.28m | 3:48AM0.30m | 4:27PM0.29m | 4:32AM0.31m | 5:10PM0.30m | 5:16AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | 8:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 918 | 646 | 521 | 421 | 309 | 228 | 209 | 157 | 151 | 64 | 110 | 82 | 31 | 69 | 68 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 14 | 41 | 113 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 29 | 29 | — | 28 | 39 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 149 | 26 | 100 | 69 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 41 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | NNE 7 | — | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | 24 | 54 | 53 | 95 | 119 | 237 | 262 | — | — | 375 | 200 | — | 186 | — | 320 | 51 | 124 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 193 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 115 | 84 | 84 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 113 | 118 | 113 | 113 | 10 |
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