Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.5
E
2.1
ENE
2.1
E
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.4
ENE
3
NE
2.2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)13131312121212667788899910101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67656359566854661152124565889321223125915281374143210641801838605528440
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
0
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
1.47
11:32PM
1.62
12:00PM
1.46
12:29AM
1.61
12:57PM
1.45
1:27AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.09
5:55AM
0.10
6:10PM
0.10
6:52AM
0.11
7:07PM
0.11
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:33-------
Sunset---7:29-------7:27-------7:24----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------444622111------
Temp. °C161615151515151515151515151515151617191918181818
Feels °C (?)141414151516151414131211111111101112151515161616
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