Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 395 | 627 | 404 | 343 | 223 | 383 | 271 | 295 | 288 | 246 | 240 | 189 | 185 | 146 | 146 | 119 | 150 | 401 | 316 | 239 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:06PM1.38m | 2:27AM1.27m | 2:51PM1.39m | 3:12AM1.30m | 3:36PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM0.30m | 8:22PM0.31m | 8:31AM0.27m | 9:06PM0.28m | 9:18AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 233 | 163 | 159 | 159 | 161 | 228 | 271 | 295 | 288 | 246 | 240 | 189 | 185 | 146 | 146 | 119 | 113 | 401 | 316 | 239 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 118 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 45 | 46 | 80 | 80 | 118 | 112 | 109 | 150 | 34 | 118 | 47 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 44 | 71 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 395 | 627 | 404 | 343 | 223 | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 199 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 113 | 10 | 10 |
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