Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 Mar 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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (09 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (09 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)166777714141313131212121212111111116666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4729136731123916119824622921947337435028528029315715411682128146145105
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crossglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
1.34
10:44PM
1.40
11:07AM
1.31
11:32PM
1.38
11:55AM
1.28
12:19AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
0.27
5:02AM
0.29
5:16PM
0.30
5:49AM
0.32
6:01PM
0.32
6:36AM
0.34
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:15-------
Sunset---7:55-------7:53-------7:52----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
2211--------------------
Temp. °C141212111112111212121313121111111415161515151515
Feels °C (?)106767889101010988881212141313131313
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