Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 16 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 4AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (16 Feb)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (16 Feb)11ft (3.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
3
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.2
ESE
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.1
SE
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)1010101010131213121111888889881111887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)386046584162391137364715343241022903166310519967536384213572031571491191191149088
Wind
(km/h)
50
SW
55
SSW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassonononglasscross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:46AM
1.43
5:03PM
1.30
5:30AM
1.45
5:49PM
1.32
6:15AM
1.46
6:35PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
0.27
11:03AM
0.29
11:10PM
0.23
11:49AM
0.26
11:57PM
0.20
12:35PM
0.23
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise---6:46-------6:48-------6:48----
Sunset-------8:29-------8:27-------8:25
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1099127641221-------------
Temp. °C111213121313141413141415161615151515151416171717
Feels °C (?)12324457791013151515151414141415171717
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