Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.9°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 10PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
6
0.4
S
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
25
22
21
21
23
41
98
192
78
45
90
91
198
190
190
193
89
86
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
10
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:41PM1.41m
11:11AM1.55m
11:37PM1.42m
12:08PM1.58m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.15m
5:32PM0.16m
5:47AM0.13m
6:28PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
13
11
10
10
9
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
7
5
9
10
11
8
9
9
9
8
9
11
10
9
7
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