Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
1.4
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313131212121212121010101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2828083202982322813362122122561841811781781371321029615415411717710891603
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
5
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
W
5
W
10
NW
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
W
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffglasscross-
on
ononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:56-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:51---
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151415161715141413131415151414131312141617141312
Feels °C (?)12111314141311121010121311111211108111214111010
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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