
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
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 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
78 | 104 | 116 | 185 | 230 | 220 | 220 | 257 | 293 | 240 | 132 | 107 | 104 | 102 | 78 | 79 | 72 | 233 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:26AM1.46m | 2:56PM1.62m | 3:21AM1.48m | 3:51PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.11m | 8:37AM0.06m | 9:17PM0.09m | 9:33AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
78 | 104 | 116 | 185 | 230 | 220 | 220 | 21 | 21 | 240 | 132 | 107 | 104 | 102 | 78 | 58 | 43 | 30 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 |
52 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 79 | 72 | 75 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | — | S 12 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 7 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 14 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 67 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | E 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SW 3 | — | SSW 8 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 257 | 293 | 66 | 60 | — | 1 | — | 19 | 43 | 186 | 233 | 240 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 84 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 43 | 0 |
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