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Clarence River Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Clarence River today?
The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Clarence River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 499 | 427 | 395 | 300 | 225 | 150 | 146 | 106 | 70 | 37 | 37 | 346 | 773 | 959 | 1062 | 1190 | 985 | 736 | 439 | 242 | 181 | 135 | 98 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | on | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:51AM 1.40 | 7:13PM 1.32 | 7:36AM 1.41 | 7:59PM 1.31 | 8:21AM 1.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:39AM 0.27 | 1:11PM 0.27 | 1:24AM 0.28 | 1:58PM 0.28 | 2:08AM 0.30 | 2:45PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough
Wind reports 36 km away suggest it is still onshore at Clarence River (light winds from the NE at KaikouraAws). 0.8m 15s groundswell from the SSW to make surfable waves.
36 km away, 1 h 18 min ago
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