Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 59 | 57 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 123 | 219 | 277 | 255 | 294 | 265 | 151 | 287 | 304 | 375 | 288 | 280 | 213 | 210 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.44m | 9:50PM1.33m | 10:15AM1.42m | 10:39PM1.30m | 11:03AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.23m | 3:46PM0.25m | 3:59AM0.27m | 4:34PM0.29m | 4:46AM0.30m | 5:21PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 66 | 59 | 57 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 54 | 31 | 219 | 277 | 255 | 294 | 265 | 151 | 223 | 247 | 247 | 202 | 166 | 157 | 126 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 14 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | S 15 | ESE 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 44 | 6 | 39 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 59 | 123 | 22 | 14 | 84 | 49 | 121 | 114 | 287 | 304 | 375 | 288 | 280 | 213 | 210 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 16 | SSE 9 | S 15 | ENE 7 | ESE 4 | E 12 | NE 8 | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 21 | 51 | 42 | 50 | 50 | 9 | 126 | 29 | 116 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 19 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 2 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | — | 7 | 40 | 61 | 64 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 18 | 41 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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