Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 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
14.8° 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: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2
ENE
2
E
3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.1
E
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
Period(s) (?)899101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83656064613731065896739667523432369326284267226221221188188157157192154183
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
0
SE
0
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
5
NE
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
1.29
9:55PM
1.39
10:20AM
1.26
10:41PM
1.38
11:05AM
1.25
11:27PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.30
3:40PM
0.32
4:16AM
0.32
4:24PM
0.33
5:01AM
0.33
5:08PM
0.34
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset-----6:04-------6:01-------6:00--
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
531---------------------
Temp. °C141516192220191818181921221918171615151515131313
Feels °C (?)111213162120181616161821221816151211111214131211
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