Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (07 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
34
33
31
32
31
48
47
47
48
47
44
55
54
54
50
100
135
131
172
161
208
205
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
S
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:16AM1.44m
2:45PM1.57m
3:12AM1.45m
3:39PM1.54m
4:05AM1.46m
4:31PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.10m
9:05PM0.11m
9:23AM0.10m
9:58PM0.11m
10:18AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:48
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6:45
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7:36
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7:37
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Temp °C
13
12
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
14
14
12
11
10
9
7
6
5
6
8
7
7
7
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
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