Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is

10.8° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Evening (16 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 14	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	SE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	S 23	S 23	S 23
Wave Graph
kJ	51	52	36	89	60	66	77	290	394	463	575	568	742	859	892	991	941	962	949	924	785	1733	2039	2293
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	S	SSE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	W	S	SSW	WSW	WNW	N	N	NW	SW	SSW	S	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide				5:50AM1.54m					6:22PM1.73m				6:47AM1.53m				7:18PM1.70m				7:44AM1.52m
Low Tide		11:50PM0.01m					12:04PM-0.04m				00:47AM0.00m				1:02PM-0.02m				1:43AM0.01m				1:59PM0.01m


	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	14	13	13	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	10	9	9	9	8	8	9	11	11	10
Feels °C	11	12	11	11	11	6	9	7	7	6	6	7	7	9	8	7	7	6	4	5	5	7	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	NE 6	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	S 23	S 23
kJ	44	44	8	89	60	66	60	290	394	463	575	568	742	859	892	991	941	962	949	924	785	774	2039	2293
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	NE 6	ESE 14	NNE 6	NE 5	NNE 5	SE 17	S 4	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 11	S 10	S 23	S 23	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	51	9	36	15	6	2	77	9	46	61	92	524	545	551	440	428	411	329	151	127	674	1733	702	672
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	SSW 16	E 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 18	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	S 9	S 9	S 9	—
kJ	4	52	21	51	50	31	24	47	45	44	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	73	75	115	87	79	52	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	SSW 2	S 4	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	2	7	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	10	10	10	0	0	96	0	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1		1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shag Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	1	2	2	3	5	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	5	4	4	4	7	9	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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