Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 34 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.41m | 8:36AM1.46m | 9:00PM1.37m | 9:26AM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.19m | 2:56PM0.21m | 3:12AM0.23m | 3:46PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 60 | 31 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 71 | 57 | 25 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | SSW 15 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 65 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | NNE 5 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 41 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 172 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 245 | 225 | 72 | 255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 179 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 125 | 53 |
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