Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.4°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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 3AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (13 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
15
2.2
S
15
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2629
2096
1676
1267
878
865
917
1039
972
577
802
789
675
546
451
375
296
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
on
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:02AM1.50m
6:28PM1.51m
6:54AM1.49m
7:19PM1.46m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.09m
12:19PM0.09m
00:47AM0.11m
1:13PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
10
12
11
12
11
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