Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Issued: 11 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 6PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (27 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
953
862
762
682
670
573
706
598
514
514
514
452
346
296
296
260
275
281
643
1042
1631
1486
1327
1051
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:06PM1.41m
3:25AM1.29m
3:51PM1.42m
4:10AM1.29m
4:35PM1.44m
4:55AM1.29m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.28m
9:24PM0.32m
9:32AM0.29m
10:10PM0.32m
10:16AM0.29m
10:56PM0.31m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
9
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
6
Feels °C
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
6
6
3
4
5
7
7
7
5
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
15
Energy kJ
953
862
762
682
670
573
706
598
514
514
514
452
346
296
296
260
275
281
643
1042
1631
1486
1327
1051
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
18
0.9
S
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
S
15
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.7
S
15
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
300
487
459
416
400
484
604
574
435
341
254
236
157
132
86
82
41
224
286
332
255
239
194
190
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
18
0.3
S
7
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
18
0.9
S
19
0.7
S
19
Energy kJ
235
9
42
38
25
593
354
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
S
10
1
S
5
1
S
9
Energy kJ
349
295
232
168
127
94
15
15
14
20
33
34
72
268
56
168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
43
43
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
23
0
0
0
0
35
0
23
0
0
0
0
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
9
6
6
6
5
5
7
9
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