Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | E 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 432 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 228 | 224 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 173 | 123 | 160 | 119 | 113 | 86 | 691 | 1837 | 2378 | 2650 | 4380 | 4139 | 4320 | 2468 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:06AM1.29m | 5:32PM1.44m | 5:50AM1.29m | 6:16PM1.43m | 6:35AM1.29m | 6:59PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM0.25m | 11:53PM0.28m | 11:59AM0.24m | 00:37AM0.26m | 12:44PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 432 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 228 | 224 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 173 | 123 | 160 | 119 | 86 | 86 | 57 | 134 | 174 | 239 | 239 | 171 | 3462 | 2468 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 72 | 71 | 21 | 31 | 63 | 34 | 48 | 59 | 44 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 60 | 113 | 82 | 79 | 36 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 176 | 845 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 18 | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | E 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 70 | 64 | 104 | 20 | — | 42 | 41 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 208 | 60 | 110 | 107 | 416 | — | 26 | 105 | 64 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 691 | 1837 | 2378 | 2650 | 4380 | 4139 | 4320 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 113 | 114 | 114 | 121 | 177 | 0 | 0 |
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