
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 3PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1962 | 4401 | 3901 | 2502 | 2128 | 1702 | 1400 | 918 | 749 | 1359 | 1086 | 800 | 509 | 400 | 359 | 280 | 256 | 256 | 304 | 766 | 2228 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.29m | 6:59PM1.42m | 7:20AM1.30m | 7:43PM1.41m | 8:05AM1.31m | 8:28PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.24m | 1:21AM0.25m | 1:30PM0.24m | 2:04AM0.24m | 2:17PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SE 15 |
346 | 2725 | 2671 | 2502 | 2128 | 1702 | 1400 | 918 | 749 | 1359 | 1086 | 800 | 509 | 400 | 359 | 280 | 256 | 207 | 304 | 507 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 |
239 | 239 | 224 | 209 | 203 | 203 | 111 | 400 | 400 | 7 | 51 | 133 | 204 | 125 | 90 | 243 | 196 | 256 | 154 | 126 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 15 | NE 13 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 76 | 76 | 64 | 103 | 101 | 100 | 9 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | W 4 | SSW 12 | S 15 |
1962 | 4401 | 3901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 766 | 2228 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 121 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 |
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