Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.0°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 1AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
1
2
1
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
2
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
7
2.1
S
8
2.5
SSW
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
15
1.8
S
16
2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
574
587
831
448
354
320
442
396
488
643
683
769
855
1087
1545
2003
2096
1989
1735
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
E
5
SE
10
NNE
5
W
5
SSW
10
NW
5
W
10
S
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
0
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:33AM1.43m
6:58PM1.44m
7:23AM1.48m
7:48PM1.45m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.19m
12:49PM0.16m
1:12AM0.16m
1:42PM0.14m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:25
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Temp °C
7
8
7
6
6
7
10
12
11
11
10
9
8
8
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
-2
1
2
1
2
3
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
8
9
8
8
10
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