Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)151514141110109106667778889910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1127170683754525051101108139240247444672599910143710411042817657567
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffglassglassonglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
1.43
7:59AM
1.33
8:22PM
1.43
8:46AM
1.31
9:09PM
1.41
9:33AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
0.25
2:09PM
0.27
2:44AM
0.27
2:55PM
0.30
3:31AM
0.30
3:40PM
0.32
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:45-------6:46-------6:47---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:06-------6:04
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1221-----
Temp. °C121212131415161615151514151617151515151517212220
Feels °C (?)999121414151614141413131315121212121215182018
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