Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 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
13.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
7
6
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
ENE
9
0.7
SSW
9
1.1
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
16
20
35
94
173
153
132
135
105
69
48
46
82
522
1484
1504
1680
635
1228
2717
3626
3376
2021
Wind (km/h)
35
N
40
NNE
45
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
10
NW
5
S
5
SE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
NE
10
ENE
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:05PM1.38m
10:28AM1.23m
10:48PM1.37m
11:12AM1.23m
11:32PM1.36m
11:56AM1.25m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.33m
4:26AM0.31m
4:31PM0.32m
5:09AM0.31m
5:14PM0.31m
5:51AM0.29m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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5:21
5:19
5:17
5:16
1
3
5
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
17
18
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
11
9
9
8
8
9
10
13
10
11
11
10
11
14
15
13
11
12
11
9
10
11
10
11
5
2
3
1
2
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.8
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
1.1
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
13
Energy kJ
20
16
20
19
94
173
153
132
135
105
69
48
46
46
522
1484
1504
1212
136
129
127
2380
2391
2021
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.9
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
S
4
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.7
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
35
36
35
68
26
17
10
7
48
25
76
25
113
111
145
94
79
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
NE
5
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
NE
14
0.6
ENE
13
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
34
35
35
17
49
49
6
45
29
114
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.9
N
7
0.4
SW
4
0.7
SSW
9
0.5
NE
3
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
286
350
394
306
121
218
387
5
82
5
1680
635
1228
2717
3626
3376
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
7
6
4
Distance (km)
123
150
122
10
10
20
10
0
0
10
0
0
10
0
0
10
10
28
180
35
35
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
7
6
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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