Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 10 Feb 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
16.9° 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: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (10 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (10 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.3
ESE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.5
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)14141313121211101010101010999911556666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2472582251611461371161081871950474510610276533861102801365869
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononglasscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
1.30
12:57AM
1.36
1:17PM
1.28
1:44AM
1.37
2:04PM
1.27
2:30AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
0.30
7:11AM
0.33
7:24PM
0.32
7:58AM
0.35
8:09PM
0.33
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset---8:37-------8:36-------8:34----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192122212121201919181716151515161820222421201919
Feels °C (?)181921212120191714151516151413141617182018171516
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