Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 351 | 446 | 217 | 160 | 106 | 149 | 273 | 261 | 509 | 601 | 454 | 328 | 441 | 282 | 298 | 305 | 301 | 276 | 264 | 215 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 1:22PM1.37m | 1:42AM1.26m | 2:06PM1.38m | 2:27AM1.27m | 2:51PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.32m | 7:37PM0.32m | 7:45AM0.30m | 8:22PM0.31m | 8:31AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 311 | 217 | 160 | 106 | 127 | 129 | 181 | 233 | 163 | 159 | 159 | 283 | 282 | 298 | 305 | 301 | 276 | 264 | 215 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 85 | 95 | 87 | 85 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 113 | 118 | 84 | 78 | 77 | 45 | 46 | 79 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | — | N 5 | N 3 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 351 | 446 | — | 1 | 2 | 149 | 273 | 261 | 509 | 601 | 454 | 328 | 441 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 113 | 23 | 0 | 84 | 183 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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