Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1486 | 1051 | 984 | 813 | 736 | 563 | 444 | 353 | 287 | 278 | 224 | 213 | 160 | 157 | 195 | 195 | 149 | 146 | 138 | 100 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.42m | 4:32AM1.30m | 4:57PM1.43m | 5:17AM1.32m | 5:42PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.25m | 10:31PM0.28m | 10:40AM0.23m | 11:16PM0.25m | 11:27AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1486 | 1051 | 984 | 813 | 736 | 563 | 444 | 353 | 287 | 278 | 224 | 156 | 160 | 157 | 195 | 195 | 149 | 146 | 138 | 100 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 16 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 15 | S 12 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 213 | 64 | 38 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | — | SE 15 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | 8 | 37 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 57 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 5 | N 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 75 | 12 | 49 | 75 | 105 | 135 | 156 | 198 | 245 | 277 | 237 | 672 | 329 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 113 | 84 | 10 | 23 | 43 | 43 | 123 | 133 | 150 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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