Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clarence River today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | N 5 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 200 | 152 | 176 | 196 | 225 | 263 | 179 | 187 | 151 | 214 | 75 | 67 | 114 | 47 | 81 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37AM1.50m | 4:10PM1.69m | 4:34AM1.51m | 5:05PM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.08m | 9:49AM0.01m | 10:32PM0.05m | 10:47AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 215 | 200 | 152 | 176 | 196 | 35 | 33 | 179 | 187 | 151 | 132 | 75 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 44 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 30 | 50 | 55 | 67 | 55 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | E 14 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 5 | SSE 8 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 119 | 225 | 263 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 214 | 15 | — | 114 | 19 | 81 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 113 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 84 | 84 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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