Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 97 | 93 | 135 | 198 | 436 | 880 | 1134 | 1436 | 1272 | 1237 | 1264 | 1152 | 1024 | 931 | 740 | 1145 | 525 | 778 | 633 | 649 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:25AM1.51m | 6:54PM1.61m | 7:20AM1.50m | 7:47PM1.55m | 8:14AM1.48m | 8:40PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.02m | 1:16AM0.05m | 1:36PM0.06m | 2:08AM0.08m | 2:31PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 92 | 97 | 93 | 100 | 84 | 58 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 72 | 67 | 67 | 251 | 245 | 250 | 90 | 650 | 525 | 450 | 459 | 288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 20 | SSW 19 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 94 | 91 | 89 | 135 | 198 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 70 | 96 | 65 | 88 | 83 | 240 | 121 | 146 | 159 | 185 | 224 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 228 | 222 | 218 | 276 | 210 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 10 | 42 | 127 | 436 | 880 | 1134 | 1436 | 1272 | 1237 | 1264 | 1152 | 1024 | 931 | 740 | 1145 | — | 778 | 633 | 649 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 96 | 124 | 139 | 180 | 177 | 53 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 53 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 0 |
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