Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
0.6
S
11
0.9
NE
7
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
83
75
47
71
74
74
109
104
103
258
670
859
1208
894
736
499
457
442
361
360
Wind (km/h)
15
N
0
WNW
10
SSE
10
N
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:02AM1.59m
10:30PM1.45m
10:59AM1.60m
11:27PM1.44m
11:56AM1.60m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.11m
4:42AM0.11m
5:23PM0.11m
5:38AM0.11m
6:19PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:56
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6:54
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7:30
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7:30
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7:31
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2
3
1
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Temp °C
19
22
19
15
14
13
11
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
15
20
17
13
12
11
8
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
6
7
6
5
5
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