Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.9°C
0.3° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2412
2125
1785
1349
1181
900
646
461
319
246
189
146
141
100
94
68
62
50
28
25
22
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
SSE
0
N
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
W
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:29AM1.44m
8:53PM1.41m
9:21AM1.48m
9:46PM1.41m
10:15AM1.52m
Low Tide
2:47PM0.18m
3:09AM0.18m
3:41PM0.18m
4:00AM0.16m
4:36PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
14
13
13
14
13
12
13
15
17
19
16
15
14
15
14
16
16
16
12
11
Feels °C
9
12
11
10
11
9
8
10
13
15
17
14
12
10
10
10
12
13
10
7
6
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