Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.5° C
0.1° 

Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Clarence River today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 1PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
S
9
0.9
E
10
2.2
SSW
6
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
723
952
1131
1060
1004
880
829
691
620
450
318
263
218
633
615
372
162
386
1018
1535
2788
4130
5443
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:20AM1.50m
7:47PM1.55m
8:14AM1.48m
8:40PM1.49m
9:08AM1.46m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.05m
1:36PM0.06m
2:08AM0.08m
2:31PM0.11m
2:58AM0.13m
3:25PM0.17m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
8
8
6
6
7
7
8
9
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
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