Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). An 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.7
E
2.4
ENE
2.2
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)161615151515141411101096666778889910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5283113110110717068375452501011551341702182956746921048120216531042
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
0
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11AM
1.36
7:35PM
1.43
7:59AM
1.33
8:22PM
1.43
8:46AM
1.31
9:09PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
0.24
1:56AM
0.25
2:09PM
0.27
2:44AM
0.27
2:55PM
0.30
3:31AM
0.30
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset---6:08-------6:07-------6:06----
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121313121212121213151616151514141516161515161514
Feels °C (?)1010109910101113151616141312121413131211121210
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