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Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.8° C
 (Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 3PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)14121110101012111110101010109999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33111039416895693637145364424103312712232551681681331381068280825954
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
5
W
0
N
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscrossglassoffoffglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04PM
1.33
1:34AM
1.36
1:52PM
1.30
2:21AM
1.36
2:39PM
1.28
3:06AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
0.26
7:46AM
0.32
8:01PM
0.29
8:34AM
0.34
8:46PM
0.31
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:05
Sunset---9:00-------9:00-------9:00----
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C141312131312121316181918171716151716171716161515
Feels °C (?)1211101210891115171916151716141615151515141315
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