Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 4PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 174 | 161 | 157 | 155 | 170 | 188 | 186 | 115 | 159 | 239 | 245 | 212 | 253 | 113 | 94 | 105 | 82 | 84 | 44 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 4:31PM1.51m | 4:57AM1.47m | 5:22PM1.48m | 5:48AM1.48m | 6:12PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.11m | 10:49PM0.12m | 11:13AM0.13m | 11:39PM0.13m | 12:06PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 131 | 174 | 161 | 157 | 155 | 170 | 188 | 186 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 50 | 212 | 168 | 113 | 94 | 105 | 82 | 57 | 44 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 44 | 40 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 17 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 4 | NE 7 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 53 | 67 | 52 | 85 | 85 | 91 | 115 | 159 | 239 | 245 | 12 | 253 | 17 | 8 | 73 | 60 | 84 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 124 | 125 | 113 | 116 | 115 | 10 | 10 | 113 | 84 | 113 | 113 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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