Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 282 | 234 | 155 | 97 | 224 | 154 | 125 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 122 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 159 | 161 | 284 | 276 | 336 | 456 | 200 | 308 | 324 | 1554 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58AM1.60m | 7:25PM1.48m | 7:52AM1.64m | 8:20PM1.49m | 8:48AM1.67m | 9:16PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.11m | 1:21PM0.09m | 1:36AM0.09m | 2:17PM0.07m | 2:32AM0.07m | 3:14PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 282 | 234 | 155 | 97 | 224 | 154 | 125 | 64 | 59 | 37 | 122 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 122 | 91 | 284 | 276 | 336 | 456 | 200 | 308 | 224 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 15 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 50 | 73 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 72 | 80 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 159 | 161 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 14 | 174 | 179 | 26 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | E 12 | ESE 4 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | E 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | N 5 | S 3 | S 5 | — | NNE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | S 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 25 | — | — | 43 | 7 | 80 | — | 7 | 54 | 56 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 324 | 1554 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 123 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 43 |
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