Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.7° C
0.0° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0
1
1
2
0
1
3
4
3
4
4
7
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
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)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.5
SE
15
0.6
E
11
2.5
SSW
7
4
SSW
10
4
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2
S
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
123
121
113
86
656
2967
3596
3103
3446
3275
3624
2268
1625
1230
901
694
1236
949
725
451
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:16PM1.43m
6:35AM1.29m
6:59PM1.42m
7:20AM1.30m
7:43PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.24m
00:37AM0.26m
12:44PM0.24m
1:21AM0.25m
1:30PM0.24m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
11
8
7
5
5
5
7
8
7
6
6
6
8
10
13
14
11
10
Feels °C
8
11
9
7
-1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
1
2
2
2
4
6
9
9
6
6
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