
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | NNE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 16 | S 15 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
762 | 660 | 749 | 670 | 401 | 335 | 413 | 472 | 153 | 110 | 116 | 112 | 83 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 113 | 109 | 103 | 92 | 5 | 2204 | 875 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:07AM1.56m | 9:35PM1.45m | 10:02AM1.59m | 10:30PM1.45m | 10:59AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.13m | 3:31PM0.12m | 3:47AM0.12m | 4:27PM0.11m | 4:42AM0.11m | 5:23PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 16 | — | — |
762 | 660 | 749 | 670 | 401 | 335 | 413 | 472 | 120 | 96 | 96 | 33 | 30 | 47 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 113 | 109 | 103 | 92 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | N 5 | E 16 | — | — |
4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 12 | 14 | 153 | 13 | 23 | 112 | 83 | 56 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 110 | 116 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 20 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SW 4 | NE 6 | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 15 | S 8 |
13 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 62 | — | 65 | 91 | 114 | 161 | 151 | — | 16 | 16 | — | 5 | 34 | 49 | 87 | 209 | 2204 | 875 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 139 | 23 | 96 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
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