Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010101010101091067778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)370328273262221221221221188188188188188183183220216367497188395433503563
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
0
ENE
5
E
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
1.26
10:41PM
1.38
11:05AM
1.25
11:27PM
1.37
11:49AM
1.24
12:11AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
0.33
5:01AM
0.33
5:08PM
0.34
5:45AM
0.33
5:52PM
0.33
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00------5:59-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202122201817161515151514131313131518191717171818
Feels °C (?)192121191715131112131412101010101112131313131414
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