Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.3°C
0.6° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 1AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
1.7
S
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.9
E
6
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
193
86
221
285
230
178
145
109
80
79
81
65
61
57
56
104
143
215
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
20
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
SE
Wind State
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:33AM1.43m
1:05PM1.60m
1:30AM1.45m
2:01PM1.62m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.14m
6:43AM0.10m
7:25PM0.13m
7:40AM0.08m
8:21PM0.11m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
3
2
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
10
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
8
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
11
8
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
5
6
4
2
3
6
7
7
7
7
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