Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
104
116
185
230
220
220
257
293
240
132
107
104
102
78
79
72
233
240
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNW
0
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ESE
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:26AM1.46m
2:56PM1.62m
3:21AM1.48m
3:51PM1.61m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.11m
8:37AM0.06m
9:17PM0.09m
9:33AM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
8
10
12
14
13
11
10
11
11
9
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
7
6
8
7
6
5
5
7
9
11
8
7
8
9
4
0
0
0
1
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