Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 45 | 16 | 25 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 64 | 38 | 60 | 38 | 38 | 32 | 83 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.39m | 8:15AM1.48m | 8:40PM1.36m | 9:03AM1.47m | 9:28PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.21m | 2:38PM0.22m | 2:50AM0.24m | 3:27PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 45 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 6 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 50 | 48 | 9 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 14 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | E 7 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 8 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 9 | — | 20 | 20 | 5 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | NNE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 127 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 38 | — | — | 83 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 113 | 116 |
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