Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
9.8° C
0.8° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
3 PM
6 PM
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
140
140
140
137
135
126
119
135
194
297
432
547
616
524
360
315
297
260
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:19PM1.59m
1:44AM1.45m
2:16PM1.64m
2:41AM1.48m
3:13PM1.67m
Low Tide
7:39PM0.14m
7:54AM0.08m
8:37PM0.11m
8:51AM0.04m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
8
6
8
6
5
4
4
3
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
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