
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
284 | 240 | 132 | 107 | 104 | 102 | 78 | 81 | 75 | 240 | 233 | 269 | 232 | 225 | 300 | 220 | 217 | 215 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:21AM1.48m | 3:51PM1.61m | 4:15AM1.49m | 4:44PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.09m | 9:33AM0.05m | 10:12PM0.08m | 10:29AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
21 | 240 | 132 | 107 | 104 | 102 | 78 | 58 | 43 | 31 | 32 | 168 | 113 | 91 | 72 | 39 | 217 | 215 | 280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 |
7 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 81 | 75 | 71 | 122 | 169 | 232 | 225 | 300 | 220 | 27 | 19 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 7 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | ESE 7 |
3 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 32 | 68 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | NNE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — |
284 | 83 | — | — | 1 | 47 | 19 | 69 | 187 | 240 | 233 | 269 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 11 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 180 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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