Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.4° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 10AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
9
5
5
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
E
10
1.4
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
2.4
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
507
368
240
789
642
423
273
168
171
371
743
1272
2308
4032
4566
4160
3546
2906
5233
3204
3282
1895
705
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:14AM1.48m
8:40PM1.49m
9:08AM1.46m
9:32PM1.43m
10:00AM1.44m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.08m
2:31PM0.11m
2:58AM0.13m
3:25PM0.17m
3:48AM0.18m
4:17PM0.22m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
6
8
9
8
7
8
8
9
10
12
11
8
8
9
9
8
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
-2
-2
0
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
-1
-1
1
2
2
5
5
6
6
6
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