Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 3AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ESE 13 | NNE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 129 | 138 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 123 | 93 | 604 | 754 | 1051 | 524 | 409 | 381 | 498 | 440 | 441 | 566 | 643 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:44AM1.38m | 5:09PM1.43m | 5:33AM1.43m | 5:58PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.22m | 10:57AM0.19m | 11:24PM0.19m | 11:49AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 81 | 39 | 138 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 123 | 93 | 79 | 180 | 626 | 524 | 409 | 381 | 498 | 440 | 441 | 566 | 643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | ESE 15 | S 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 133 | 129 | 71 | 69 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 20 | 84 | 18 | 166 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 149 | 111 | 92 | 89 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NNE 9 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 75 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 50 | 87 | 84 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 37 | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | N 6 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 119 | — | — | — | 15 | 33 | 283 | 604 | 754 | 1051 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 181 | 183 | 114 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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