Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
3
9
5
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
S
0.9
ESE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
ESE
2.4
S
3.5
S
4
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)12121212121211111111111611161610714131413131211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)439497497432361349278273221217214251183183177108526420159103110217115831002797
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
5
E
5
SSW
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
1.43
3:16AM
1.55
3:42PM
1.42
4:08AM
1.52
4:33PM
1.42
4:59AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
0.14
8:58PM
0.12
9:37AM
0.14
9:53PM
0.14
10:28AM
0.15
10:46PM
0.15
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:35-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:20-------7:17----
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1----11------
Temp. °C171819191919181919171514141514121010101111111010
Feels °C (?)191920191818171818151414131512434578988
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