
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 11 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 83 | 75 | 47 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 109 | 104 | 103 | 258 | 670 | 859 | 1208 | 894 | 736 | 499 | 457 | 442 | 361 | 360 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:02AM1.59m | 10:30PM1.45m | 10:59AM1.60m | 11:27PM1.44m | 11:56AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.11m | 4:42AM0.11m | 5:23PM0.11m | 5:38AM0.11m | 6:19PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | E 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
88 | 69 | 75 | 37 | 12 | 74 | 74 | 109 | 104 | 96 | 258 | 670 | 859 | 5 | 894 | 736 | 499 | 457 | 442 | 361 | 360 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 17 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 |
83 | 83 | 54 | 18 | 15 | 46 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 19 | 42 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | S 8 | SSE 10 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 15 | E 15 |
78 | 75 | 72 | 47 | 71 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
328 | — | 20 | 39 | — | — | 8 | 24 | 28 | 103 | 38 | 55 | 79 | 1208 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 173 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 124 | 10 | 10 |
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