
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
302 | 290 | 300 | 294 | 250 | 250 | 169 | 205 | 169 | 140 | 131 | 140 | 137 | 135 | 126 | 119 | 92 | 194 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:47AM1.43m | 1:19PM1.59m | 1:44AM1.45m | 2:16PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.17m | 6:57AM0.12m | 7:39PM0.14m | 7:54AM0.08m | 8:37PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | S 9 |
302 | 290 | 300 | 294 | 250 | 250 | 169 | 205 | 169 | 140 | 131 | 140 | 137 | 135 | 126 | 119 | 92 | 63 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 6 | S 16 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
31 | 31 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 43 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 35 | 122 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 14 | S 18 | E 13 | E 15 | — | S 13 | E 13 | ENE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
6 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 90 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 9 | — |
— | — | 28 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 126 | 170 | 106 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 194 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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