Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 04 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
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (04 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (04 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)1212121110101010121211111110101010101099996
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)972106210998467156905223437677186574944073182602501961571239288886564
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
1.45
7:02AM
1.52
7:27PM
1.44
7:52AM
1.47
8:17PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.12
12:51AM
0.11
1:23PM
0.14
1:43AM
0.14
2:11PM
0.16
2:34AM
0.17
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---8:04-------8:02-------8:00----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131415151414141417192019181817172023222120202019
Feels °C (?)121112111112121215171817171715151821202020191818
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