Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.3° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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)
2
1
1
1
1
0
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)
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
1
N
6
1.6
N
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
175
236
215
184
119
110
108
73
68
60
43
62
175
85
84
52
15
18
18
18
18
17
17
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
2:01AM1.45m
2:33PM1.63m
2:58AM1.49m
3:31PM1.69m
3:56AM1.51m
4:28PM1.73m
Low Tide
7:54PM0.15m
8:11AM0.09m
8:53PM0.11m
9:08AM0.04m
9:53PM0.07m
10:07AM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
7
9
10
8
7
7
7
7
8
12
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
16
16
14
Feels °C
3
3
3
3
4
5
6
4
3
3
4
4
4
8
9
6
7
6
8
9
9
14
14
11
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