Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 57 | 50 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 306 | 291 | 343 | 320 | 307 | 220 | 175 | 108 | 110 | 83 | 79 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:14AM1.46m | 5:38PM1.44m | 6:05AM1.54m | 6:31PM1.46m | 6:58AM1.60m | 7:25PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.18m | 11:29AM0.16m | 11:50PM0.14m | 12:25PM0.12m | 00:42AM0.11m | 1:21PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 29 | 15 | 73 | 70 | 25 | 44 | 113 | 27 | 23 | 88 | 47 | 18 | 291 | 343 | 320 | 307 | 220 | 175 | 108 | 110 | 83 | 79 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | NNE 8 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | SE 12 | NNE 9 | SE 11 | S 14 | NNE 7 | N 7 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SE 15 | SE 14 | NE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 82 | 80 | 11 | 10 | 63 | 48 | 50 | 21 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 113 | 82 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 13 | — | SE 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 81 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 8 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NE 5 | ENE 3 | — | S 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 53 | 61 | — | 588 | 688 | 85 | 183 | 26 | 163 | 306 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 288 | 177 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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