Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.5° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 9AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 9.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
9
8
6
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
1.8
S
13
2
SSE
9
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2857
2804
4916
4110
3154
2683
1144
573
364
319
266
201
205
245
543
413
319
618
553
423
389
278
213
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
5
N
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:00AM1.44m
10:23PM1.37m
10:51AM1.42m
11:13PM1.33m
11:40AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.18m
4:17PM0.22m
4:36AM0.23m
5:07PM0.27m
5:23AM0.27m
5:56PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
8
10
10
9
9
9
8
7
9
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
0
2
3
5
5
7
7
6
5
5
6
8
8
7
7
7
5
4
6
8
10
10
8
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