Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 683 | 599 | 503 | 274 | 475 | 240 | 411 | 932 | 1209 | 1434 | 1526 | 1135 | 894 | 703 | 646 | 480 | 356 | 285 | 216 | 152 | 108 | 30 | 73 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:09AM1.55m | 7:40PM1.75m | 8:08AM1.53m | 8:37PM1.70m | 9:06AM1.50m | 9:34PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM-0.01m | 1:23PM-0.03m | 2:06AM-0.01m | 2:21PM-0.01m | 3:03AM0.01m | 3:18PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 683 | 599 | 503 | 144 | 109 | 240 | 411 | 932 | 1209 | 1434 | 1526 | 1135 | 894 | 703 | 646 | 480 | 356 | 285 | 216 | 152 | 108 | 38 | 26 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | NNE 3 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 155 | 209 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 14 | NE 13 | S 10 | SSW 15 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 73 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | N 3 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NW 2 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | 274 | 475 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 45 | — | — | 30 | 27 | — | 1 | 66 | 85 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 10 |
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