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Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
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Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Clarence River today?
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 5AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | |
144 | 155 | 161 | 224 | 209 | 150 | 148 | 104 | 104 | 68 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.44m | 8:14AM1.29m | 8:35PM1.42m | 8:59AM1.27m | 9:21PM1.40m | 9:44AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.29m | 2:21PM0.31m | 2:59AM0.30m | 3:05PM0.32m | 3:43AM0.31m | 3:48PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
55 | 31 | 35 | 224 | 209 | 150 | 148 | 104 | 104 | 68 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | — | SSW 14 | E 9 | — | S 14 | — | S 10 | S 10 |
144 | 155 | 161 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 38 | 6 | — | 16 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 16 | 56 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
223 | 151 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 42 | 122 | 134 | 192 | 163 | 121 | 114 | 171 | 183 | 262 | 350 | 322 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 131 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 123 | 150 | 150 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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