Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (12 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (12 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)985666666666588677777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53498514520715577868389897510210579309340293254205208243339692
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:04PM
1.27
2:30AM
1.38
2:49PM
1.27
3:16AM
1.39
3:34PM
1.27
4:01AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
0.35
8:09PM
0.33
8:45AM
0.35
8:54PM
0.32
9:31AM
0.34
9:39PM
0.30
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:43-------6:45
Sunset---8:34-------8:32-------8:31----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192123222120201921222322171514141515151514141313
Feels °C (?)161718171817171618192121131199111011119764
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