Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 3AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
1.2
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
1.4
NNE
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
100
135
131
174
161
157
155
170
188
186
115
165
247
235
247
172
72
57
79
56
118
44
32
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
4:05AM1.46m
4:31PM1.51m
4:57AM1.47m
5:22PM1.48m
5:48AM1.48m
6:12PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.11m
10:49PM0.12m
11:13AM0.13m
11:39PM0.13m
12:06PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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Temp °C
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
13
12
12
16
18
18
19
16
14
15
14
17
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
9
12
12
12
13
12
10
11
11
14
19
18
16
14
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