Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
2
3
1
4
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
7
6
3
3
4
4
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
SSE
11
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.5
S
14
1.7
S
15
2.2
S
14
3.5
S
8
4
S
13
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
309
377
881
1241
1918
1660
5139
5512
4622
4179
3811
3536
3574
3235
3986
3347
2074
1724
1426
1189
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NE
5
SSE
25
S
10
S
25
S
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:05AM1.31m
8:28PM1.40m
8:52AM1.34m
9:15PM1.39m
9:41AM1.38m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.24m
2:48AM0.23m
3:06PM0.24m
3:33AM0.22m
3:56PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
14
9
9
8
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
6
7
7
6
5
Feels °C
8
11
12
3
6
3
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
2
2
2
1
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