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Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
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Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Clarence River today?
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 10PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | |
56 | 46 | 42 | 34 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 87 | 116 | 110 | 150 | 144 | 153 | 159 | 163 | 155 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.44m | 6:41AM1.32m | 7:04PM1.44m | 7:28AM1.30m | 7:50PM1.44m | 8:14AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.27m | 12:50PM0.28m | 1:28AM0.27m | 1:36PM0.29m | 2:14AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 |
15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | S 9 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 14 |
56 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 116 | 110 | 150 | 144 | 153 | 159 | 36 | 155 | 150 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | S 9 | NE 4 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | S 15 | NE 7 | NNE 6 |
1 | 42 | 39 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 87 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 163 | 35 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
— | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 6 |
5 | 46 | 42 | 22 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 144 | 181 | — | 144 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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