Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.4° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 12PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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)
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
NE
5
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
698
544
457
323
262
200
153
118
89
62
41
25
14
22
23
22
14
5
5
19
21
40
36
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
5
ENE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:42AM1.66m
11:11PM1.47m
11:40AM1.64m
00:09AM1.46m
12:37PM1.60m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.05m
5:08PM0.06m
5:22AM0.06m
6:04PM0.07m
6:19AM0.08m
6:59PM0.08m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
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clear
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6:09
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6:07
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8:07
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Temp °C
9
9
14
20
23
22
18
16
15
14
17
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
19
18
15
14
13
Feels °C
5
5
10
16
21
20
15
14
12
11
15
17
17
17
15
13
13
14
18
16
12
12
11
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