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Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 12AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)12121212121111111010101010101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11941194106210271079941907890840802724637557683546687555492424354340274230188
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
0
SSE
0
WSW
10
SW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
0
N
5
N
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglassoffcrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
1.41
11:31AM
1.43
12:02AM
1.46
12:26PM
1.43
12:58AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
0.19
5:48PM
0.16
6:18AM
0.18
6:40PM
0.14
7:15AM
0.16
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset-8:53-------8:52-------8:52------
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--1-----110117411--------
Temp. °C161616151616171717161514141414141414141413131618
Feels °C (?)151616141516171617151413121212121313131412121314
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