Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 Apr 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)6777888991010101010101010910910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1612182615266897096625601098901983784627479479423370194315256295235231192
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
1.31
9:09PM
1.41
9:33AM
1.29
9:55PM
1.39
10:20AM
1.26
10:41PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
0.30
3:31AM
0.30
3:40PM
0.32
4:16AM
0.32
4:24PM
0.33
5:01AM
0.33
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:04-------6:01----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----161----------------
Temp. °C151717161615141516202320191919192022232119181515
Feels °C (?)131312131311101112162119171717181921232017161111
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