Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.0°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
6
4
3
1
3
4
4
3
5
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3657
3200
3052
2757
2209
1883
1756
2001
2215
2125
1650
1349
1060
810
572
400
319
246
189
144
141
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NNE
10
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
7:38AM1.41m
8:03PM1.42m
8:29AM1.44m
8:53PM1.41m
9:21AM1.48m
Low Tide
1:55PM0.19m
2:19AM0.19m
2:47PM0.18m
3:09AM0.18m
3:41PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
16
17
19
17
15
Feels °C
3
5
4
4
5
6
6
5
10
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
14
15
17
15
12
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