Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)12121212121210101099910131211109999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233181178178137132102941182071812743631121100460644334122918815314611669
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SSE
10
E
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:49-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141515141414141214161614131212111315171616161516
Feels °C (?)11121313121111811131311991081012151413121012
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