Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.0° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
8
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
144
261
763
859
713
1163
840
573
467
449
426
360
367
381
400
377
331
250
209
157
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:59AM1.60m
11:27PM1.44m
11:56AM1.60m
00:24AM1.44m
12:53PM1.60m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.11m
5:38AM0.11m
6:19PM0.11m
6:34AM0.10m
7:15PM0.11m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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6:52
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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 mm
4
1
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Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
8
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
6
7
6
5
4
6
6
6
7
7
8
6
9
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