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Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
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Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Clarence River today?
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | |
37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 78 | 57 | 176 | 173 | 170 | 156 | 146 | 103 | 132 | 116 | 243 | 357 | 531 | 515 | 482 | 482 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:59PM1.72m | 9:27AM1.50m | 9:56PM1.67m | 10:26AM1.48m | 10:53PM1.60m | 11:23AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM0.00m | 3:25AM0.02m | 3:39PM0.03m | 4:21AM0.04m | 4:36PM0.07m | 5:16AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
17 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
37 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 38 | 78 | 57 | 176 | 173 | 170 | 156 | 146 | 103 | 132 | 116 | 243 | 357 | 531 | 515 | 482 | 482 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 5 | SE 11 | NE 4 | — | SSW 14 | SE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
8 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 38 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NNE 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 4 | SSW 12 | — | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 4 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 12 |
2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 10 | 18 | — | 6 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 18 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 24 | 113 | 113 | 24 | 114 | 10 | 10 | 113 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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