Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3168 | 2616 | 2088 | 1759 | 1619 | 1210 | 1112 | 1514 | 1040 | 575 | 631 | 504 | 332 | 326 | 1113 | 928 | 902 | 780 | 690 | 694 | 673 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:51AM1.44m | 10:16PM1.31m | 10:38AM1.42m | 11:03PM1.28m | 11:25AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM0.27m | 4:23AM0.30m | 5:00PM0.29m | 5:09AM0.31m | 5:46PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 171 | 168 | 1224 | 866 | 256 | 13 | 177 | 332 | 326 | 1113 | 928 | 902 | 780 | 690 | 694 | 673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 11 | — | ESE 11 | SE 8 | S 14 | E 11 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 44 | 71 | 110 | 140 | 163 | 31 | — | 24 | 149 | 246 | 10 | 42 | — | 35 | 23 | 15 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | NE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | 59 | — | — | 17 | 146 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 3168 | 2616 | 2088 | 1759 | 1619 | 1210 | 1112 | 1514 | 1040 | 575 | 631 | 504 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 113 | 207 | 177 | 170 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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