Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.4° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.9
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
109
106
146
150
150
142
90
85
72
62
59
85
91
192
215
45
52
41
25
25
25
24
28
15
40
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
10
NNE
0
NNE
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:06AM1.45m
1:33PM1.55m
2:02AM1.44m
2:27PM1.51m
2:56AM1.44m
3:19PM1.46m
3:48AM1.45m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.10m
7:53PM0.10m
8:13AM0.13m
8:46PM0.12m
9:08AM0.16m
9:36PM0.14m
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Temp °C
13
14
16
19
21
19
17
17
17
17
20
22
23
21
19
19
18
17
20
22
24
22
19
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18
18
Feels °C
13
14
15
18
20
19
17
16
16
16
18
20
22
21
17
17
15
14
17
18
21
19
17
18
17
17
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