Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is

10.9° C

Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Clarence River today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	S 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	NE 6	NE 6	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSW 17	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 14	E 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	51	17	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	14	53	47	54	51	49	50	50	52	36	89	92	65	60	214
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	W	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	WNW	W	WNW	NNE	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	S	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on
High Tide				3:56AM1.51m				4:28PM1.73m				4:53AM1.53m				5:25PM1.75m				5:50AM1.54m
Low Tide		9:53PM0.07m				10:07AM0.00m				10:52PM0.03m				11:05AM-0.03m				11:50PM0.01m					12:04PM-0.04m


	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	11	12	13	15	17	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	15	13	10
Feels °C	6	7	8	9	9	12	15	10	9	10	10	11	11	14	13	12	10	10	10	9	9	13	10	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	S 9	NNE 6	NNE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	NNE 5	NNE 5	E 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 16
kJ	51	14	52	23	13	12	20	16	15	8	53	47	46	44	43	45	44	11	11	89	92	65	60	214
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ENE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	ENE 6	E 10	E 10	E 11	NE 5	NE 5	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NE 6	ESE 12	ESE 14	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 17	SSW 16
kJ	16	17	18	10	7	7	6	8	8	9	7	7	54	51	49	50	9	44	36	11	7	6	59	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SSW 12	S 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	S 8	E 14	E 13	NNE 7	S 16	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 4	NNE 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 17	NNE 5	NNE 4
kJ	16	15	13	18	18	18	17	1	15	14	5	21	7	3	2	3	50	52	21	26	25	27	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 6	—	—	—	N 6	NNE 7	—	NW 2	NW 2	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	—	WNW 2	—	N 6	WSW 3	—	WSW 3	WSW 3
kJ	83	70	—	—	—	81	152	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	1	—	92	1	—	2	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	20	23	24	24	114	113	113	113	113	24	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	10	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Meatworks	Meatworks						Meatworks	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Blue Duck Stream	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Waipapa Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1						1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	1	5	1	2	2	3
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Asu Indonesia	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Shingles New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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