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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | S 14 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 45 | 75 | 30 | 44 | 20 | 56 | 15 | 22 | 33 | 67 | 167 | 377 | 2058 | 2774 | 2806 | 3821 | 3657 | 3272 | 3203 | 3106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.48m | 8:40PM1.36m | 9:03AM1.47m | 9:28PM1.33m | 9:51AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.22m | 2:50AM0.24m | 3:27PM0.24m | 3:37AM0.27m | 4:14PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 45 | 75 | 30 | 9 | 71 | 56 | 43 | 22 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1152 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | NNE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 16 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 3 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 192 | 377 | — | 44 | 398 | 43 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 67 | 167 | 377 | 2058 | 2774 | 2806 | 3821 | 3657 | 3272 | 3203 | 3106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 131 | 0 | 113 | 84 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 177 | 113 | 195 | 177 | 177 |
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