Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 6AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 340 | 284 | 235 | 217 | 169 | 135 | 103 | 82 | 158 | 33 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 7:19PM1.46m | 7:45AM1.48m | 8:10PM1.41m | 8:36AM1.46m | 9:00PM1.37m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.15m | 2:05PM0.17m | 2:25AM0.19m | 2:56PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 340 | 284 | 235 | 217 | 169 | 135 | 103 | 54 | 51 | 20 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 28 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | S 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 76 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | NE 4 | E 10 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | ENE 5 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 69 | 82 | 158 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 28 |
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