Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 5PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 185 | 182 | 178 | 131 | 98 | 96 | 71 | 49 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 714 | 1585 | 1840 | 1594 | 1081 | 759 | 574 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:28PM1.39m | 00:48AM1.28m | 1:14PM1.39m | 1:34AM1.27m | 2:00PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.30m | 6:44PM0.33m | 6:54AM0.31m | 7:30PM0.34m | 7:38AM0.31m | 8:15PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 5 | ESE 13 | E 13 | SW 5 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 185 | 182 | 178 | 131 | 98 | 96 | 71 | 49 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 714 | 1585 | 1840 | 1594 | 1081 | 759 | 574 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 15 | 43 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | NNE 8 | E 14 | NNE 8 | S 16 | E 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | S 17 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 2 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | ENE 13 | N 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 69 | 1 | 41 | 108 | 72 | 587 | 10 | 123 | 30 | 13 | 69 | — | — | 55 | 9 | 5 | 35 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 114 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 190 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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