Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.8°C
0.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
10
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
182
141
128
94
68
62
41
28
25
22
21
21
22
36
58
65
75
60
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
NE
0
N
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
9:46PM1.41m
10:15AM1.52m
10:41PM1.41m
11:11AM1.55m
Low Tide
4:00AM0.16m
4:36PM0.17m
4:53AM0.15m
5:32PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
14
14
13
14
16
16
15
13
11
10
9
9
12
13
15
13
12
Feels °C
15
14
11
11
9
9
12
11
11
8
5
6
5
6
10
10
13
10
8
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