Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | S 15 | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 219 | 277 | 251 | 294 | 270 | 170 | 304 | 503 | 471 | 441 | 350 | 273 | 265 | 261 | 113 | 229 | 82 | 255 | 792 | 2291 | 3286 | 6766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:15AM1.42m | 10:39PM1.30m | 11:03AM1.40m | 11:26PM1.28m | 11:50AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.27m | 4:34PM0.29m | 4:46AM0.30m | 5:21PM0.31m | 5:31AM0.32m | 6:07PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 219 | 277 | 251 | 294 | 270 | 149 | 223 | 503 | 471 | 441 | 350 | 273 | 265 | 261 | 110 | 229 | 82 | 59 | 118 | 47 | 30 | 4804 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 123 | 22 | 17 | 84 | 126 | 121 | 170 | 304 | 247 | 247 | 202 | 166 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 109 | 84 | 80 | 81 | 47 | — | — | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | SE 5 | E 12 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SSW 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 50 | 50 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 163 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 41 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | SE 5 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | N 5 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 33 | — | — | 113 | 2 | 114 | 255 | 792 | 2291 | 3286 | 6766 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 403 | 180 | 0 |
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