
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 10PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
178 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 41 | 98 | 192 | 78 | 45 | 90 | 91 | 198 | 190 | 190 | 193 | 89 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:41PM1.41m | 11:11AM1.55m | 11:37PM1.42m | 12:08PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.15m | 5:32PM0.16m | 5:47AM0.13m | 6:28PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
38 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 98 | 192 | 78 | 42 | 22 | 91 | 198 | 190 | 190 | 193 | 32 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | NNE 5 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
13 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 35 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 89 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 16 | NNE 6 | WSW 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SSE 10 | — | N 5 | SSW 15 | NNE 5 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | NE 8 |
25 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 9 | — | 4 | 45 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 20 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 2 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | SSW 9 |
178 | 29 | 12 | 16 | — | 6 | 14 | — | 5 | 39 | 74 | 56 | 69 | 1 | 32 | 39 | 37 | 293 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 193 | 10 | 114 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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