Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 107 | 121 | 127 | 350 | 529 | 1275 | 1335 | 925 | 628 | 940 | 2174 | 3633 | 4079 | 3683 | 3109 | 3446 | 4483 | 2386 | 2300 | 1857 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:03AM1.34m | 6:27PM1.43m | 6:50AM1.37m | 7:14PM1.42m | 7:38AM1.41m | 8:03PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.20m | 00:46AM0.21m | 1:04PM0.19m | 1:32AM0.20m | 1:55PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 107 | 121 | 127 | 350 | 529 | 1275 | 1335 | 925 | 628 | 940 | 9 | 3633 | 2586 | 2300 | 1881 | 2092 | 2482 | 2386 | 2300 | 1857 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | S 4 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | NE 8 | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 275 | 3 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | N 6 | N 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 50 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 64 | 2174 | 2713 | 4079 | 3683 | 3109 | 3446 | 4483 | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 148 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 10 |
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