Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | E 8 | S 16 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 51 | 63 | 75 | 62 | 65 | 49 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 94 | 91 | 100 | 139 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.52m | 6:00PM1.66m | 6:25AM1.51m | 6:54PM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.04m | 11:44AM-0.00m | 00:23AM0.04m | 12:40PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 51 | 63 | 75 | 62 | 65 | 49 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 88 | 74 | 100 | 108 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 59 | 94 | 91 | 89 | 139 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 4 | S 4 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 45 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 32 | 155 | 381 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 183 | 183 | 180 |
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