Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.2° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 6PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (10 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (10 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.8
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
NNE
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
1
NE
4
1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
155
263
309
200
134
299
124
102
84
106
47
47
55
55
41
40
39
66
33
47
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:22PM1.48m
5:48AM1.48m
6:12PM1.45m
6:38AM1.48m
7:02PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.13m
11:39PM0.13m
12:06PM0.14m
00:28AM0.15m
12:58PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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6:39
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7:38
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7:39
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Temp °C
17
19
19
19
16
15
15
15
18
20
19
19
18
17
15
14
16
18
20
19
17
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
11
10
11
12
16
19
18
17
16
15
13
12
15
15
16
16
15
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