Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.3° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 4AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
10
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1809
1472
1229
1030
844
694
663
529
420
336
174
250
199
92
89
58
86
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
S
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
NW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:02PM1.49m
10:32AM1.44m
10:54PM1.42m
11:25AM1.42m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.12m
4:45PM0.18m
5:10AM0.17m
5:38PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
8
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
5
3
3
3
5
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
7
6
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