Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
9.6° C
1.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
E
6
1.4
NE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
167
223
323
601
483
389
306
256
215
227
174
147
186
163
114
245
141
131
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:16PM1.64m
2:41AM1.48m
3:13PM1.67m
3:37AM1.50m
4:10PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:37PM0.11m
8:51AM0.04m
9:35PM0.08m
9:49AM0.01m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
6
6
5
4
5
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
5
8
8
8
9
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