Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast 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 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
876 | 713 | 512 | 401 | 313 | 260 | 191 | 140 | 102 | 75 | 50 | 47 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 113 | 93 | 88 | 106 | 100 | 74 | 69 | 65 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 1:26AM1.42m | 1:57PM1.50m | 2:21AM1.45m | 2:53PM1.59m | 3:18AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.20m | 7:38AM0.14m | 8:12PM0.16m | 8:32AM0.10m | 9:11PM0.11m | 9:29AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
876 | 713 | 512 | 401 | 313 | 260 | 191 | 140 | 102 | 75 | 50 | 47 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 113 | 93 | 88 | 106 | 100 | 74 | 69 | 65 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
50 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | S 20 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
10 | — | 7 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 27 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — |
— | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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