Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 3AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 408 | 521 | 706 | 1095 | 888 | 712 | 563 | 544 | 446 | 485 | 403 | 389 | 381 | 302 | 290 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:56PM1.39m | 11:27AM1.48m | 11:51PM1.41m | 12:22PM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.18m | 5:44PM0.19m | 6:02AM0.15m | 6:41PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 392 | 408 | 462 | 335 | 1095 | 888 | 712 | 563 | 544 | 446 | 485 | 403 | 389 | 381 | 302 | 290 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NNE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 219 | 190 | 521 | 706 | 451 | 139 | 330 | 240 | 183 | 147 | 79 | 38 | 70 | 47 | 31 | 17 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 5 | SSE 16 | NNE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | S 14 | NNE 7 | SE 11 | S 18 |
| kJ | 227 | 199 | 186 | 110 | 193 | 162 | 9 | 89 | 3 | 118 | 113 | 73 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 32 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 104 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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