Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 273 | 383 | 355 | 274 | 1743 | 913 | 2032 | 2297 | 2810 | 2493 | 2581 | 1419 | 1172 | 841 | 673 | 596 | 457 | 379 | 317 | 208 | 156 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.67m | 9:16PM1.49m | 9:45AM1.68m | 10:13PM1.48m | 10:42AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.07m | 3:14PM0.06m | 3:28AM0.06m | 4:11PM0.05m | 4:25AM0.05m | 5:08PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 280 | 273 | 383 | 355 | 274 | 27 | 7 | — | — | 1818 | 1626 | 1613 | 1419 | 1172 | 841 | 673 | 596 | 457 | 379 | 317 | 208 | 107 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 12 | NE 3 | S 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 183 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 85 | 156 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | SE 16 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 44 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | N 6 | N 3 | N 4 | E 3 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1743 | 913 | 2032 | 2297 | 2810 | 2493 | 2581 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 47 | 328 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 84 | 10 | 95 | 510 | 53 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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