Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 10PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 107 | 195 | 131 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 44 | 47 | 28 | 25 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 21 | 56 | 32 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.48m | 7:51PM1.39m | 8:15AM1.48m | 8:40PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.18m | 1:49PM0.19m | 2:03AM0.21m | 2:38PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 98 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 44 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 56 | 32 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 18 | S 17 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 18 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 48 | 14 | — | 28 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 13 | S 11 | S 16 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 18 | S 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 107 | 195 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | 100 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 28 |
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