Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.9° C
0.2° 

Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Clarence River today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 11AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.5
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
811
703
681
567
549
511
439
432
367
361
298
228
224
173
173
170
173
123
157
119
113
82
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
20
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:22AM1.29m
4:48PM1.44m
5:06AM1.29m
5:32PM1.44m
5:50AM1.29m
6:16PM1.43m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.27m
11:08PM0.30m
11:13AM0.25m
11:53PM0.28m
11:59AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
2
Temp °C
9
8
10
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
12
15
16
13
13
11
11
11
11
13
12
10
7
Feels °C
4
4
7
11
11
9
7
7
7
7
9
11
11
8
8
7
7
6
7
8
8
4
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