Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | N 6 | N 6 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 57 | 359 | 604 | 535 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:15PM1.40m | 00:35AM1.32m | 1:03PM1.39m | 1:22AM1.29m | 1:50PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.29m | 6:44AM0.27m | 7:18PM0.32m | 7:30AM0.29m | 8:05PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | S 9 | NNE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 88 | 40 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 24 | 79 | 200 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | ENE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 46 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 6 | SSW 17 | ESE 18 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 57 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 40 | 78 | 138 | 453 | — | — | 2 | 18 | 193 | 359 | 604 | 535 | 412 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 193 | 210 | 260 | 113 | 114 | 23 | 24 | 113 | 95 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 125 | 210 | 183 | 114 |
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