
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 1AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1308 | 1265 | 1255 | 1209 | 1024 | 1066 | 1075 | 1168 | 1124 | 1293 | 1357 | 1586 | 1893 | 1510 | 1552 | 1280 | 1275 | 1497 | 1357 | 1946 | 1446 | 1249 | 1102 | 1344 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.37m | 10:55AM1.34m | 11:16PM1.38m | 11:46AM1.40m | 00:09AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.23m | 5:06PM0.25m | 5:32AM0.20m | 5:59PM0.22m | 6:22AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
364 | 1265 | 1255 | 1209 | 1024 | 1066 | 1075 | 1168 | 1124 | 1293 | 1357 | 1586 | 1893 | 1510 | 1552 | 1280 | 1275 | 1497 | 1357 | 1946 | 1446 | 1249 | 1102 | 1344 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 21 | S 22 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 |
74 | 284 | 265 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 7 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | 170 | 35 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 62 | 89 | 84 | 280 | 245 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | SSW 16 |
— | 71 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | 101 | 97 | — | — | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
1308 | — | — | 191 | 160 | 138 | 157 | 167 | 243 | 342 | 662 | 827 | 718 | 870 | 588 | 830 | 745 | 487 | 416 | 385 | 206 | 878 | 754 | 512 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 177 | 53 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 170 | 170 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 121 | 121 | 177 | 177 | 53 | 96 | 53 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
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