Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.2° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
403
389
381
302
290
300
294
250
250
169
205
166
169
140
140
137
135
126
94
142
255
251
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
WNW
5
NE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:22PM1.54m
00:47AM1.43m
1:19PM1.59m
1:44AM1.45m
2:16PM1.64m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.15m
6:41PM0.17m
6:57AM0.12m
7:39PM0.14m
7:54AM0.08m
8:37PM0.11m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
14
15
13
13
12
10
10
10
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
8
7
8
10
9
10
8
7
5
6
9
12
13
11
10
9
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
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