Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 11PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 153mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
2
S
6
2.1
S
6
2
S
10
1.7
S
10
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
283
217
188
147
117
122
117
304
361
715
527
827
1058
1366
1487
1212
1586
1375
1333
1847
1527
1465
1548
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:57PM1.38m
9:20AM1.26m
9:41PM1.37m
10:06AM1.29m
10:27PM1.37m
10:55AM1.34m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.27m
3:28PM0.27m
4:01AM0.25m
4:16PM0.27m
4:45AM0.23m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
1
7
12
10
10
9
12
12
10
14
16
12
10
10
7
Temp °C
14
11
9
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
13
7
3
2
1
-2
0
0
1
0
4
6
7
7
7
8
8
6
4
2
3
2
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
1
E
9
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
Energy kJ
166
283
217
188
147
117
122
117
110
108
173
527
431
471
417
1487
1212
1586
1375
1333
1847
1527
1465
1548
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
1.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
1.7
S
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
1.6
S
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
75
5
3
1
4
29
70
110
151
149
142
307
85
84
83
459
74
71
316
67
65
63
61
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
6
0.7
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
ESE
6
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
19
102
4
4
8
37
119
6
203
132
79
69
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
6
0.3
S
2
0.6
SSW
3
1
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
2
S
6
2.1
S
6
2
S
10
1.1
SE
6
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
135
1
9
34
68
157
179
194
304
361
715
72
827
1058
1366
488
427
258
199
147
168
139
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
35
35
53
53
53
35
173
173
113
113
113
113
113
113
114
113
43
53
53
53
53
170
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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