Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
1.9
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)151414141313121111111111131313131212121216161313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112144245893278217114429367696076215444769018618527266675535474546431416673643
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
1.42
4:59AM
1.48
5:23PM
1.42
5:47AM
1.45
6:12PM
1.43
6:36AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
0.15
10:46PM
0.15
11:18AM
0.16
11:38PM
0.17
12:05PM
0.18
12:29AM
0.18
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--------7:39-------7:39-------
Sunset---7:17-------7:16-------7:15----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2111--------------------
Temp. °C121111111111111012131413131314141720211918171616
Feels °C (?)66689109710101110101011111416171616161415
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