Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 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
13.8° 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: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1.2
NNE
6
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
1.9
NE
7
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.7
E
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
150
148
104
104
68
66
108
69
40
40
40
40
40
20
20
16
332
16
16
20
73
185
201
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
SSW
0
SSE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
50
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:14AM1.29m
8:35PM1.42m
8:59AM1.27m
9:21PM1.40m
9:44AM1.25m
10:05PM1.38m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.31m
2:59AM0.30m
3:05PM0.32m
3:43AM0.31m
3:48PM0.33m
4:26AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:19
1
1
3
4
Temp °C
14
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
11
16
16
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
12
12
11
9
8
9
8
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.7
E
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
209
150
148
104
104
68
66
11
69
40
40
40
40
40
20
20
16
16
16
16
20
73
185
201
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
1.1
NNE
7
Energy kJ
29
21
22
19
10
34
20
68
18
8
8
39
2
19
18
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
17
17
18
18
19
2
2
20
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
5
1.2
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
2.3
N
7
Energy kJ
34
23
108
47
94
130
204
168
158
149
180
243
332
350
322
478
280
176
524
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
10
0
10
0
0
10
10
0
10
10
10
23
23
23
139
23
24
24
24
123
150
329
489
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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