Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
13
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
301
240
197
181
149
108
86
65
57
55
55
58
87
361
366
417
324
284
268
184
174
184
180
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
0
ENE
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
SW
5
S
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:15PM1.66m
10:44AM1.47m
11:13PM1.62m
11:42AM1.45m
00:09AM1.58m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.05m
4:40AM0.06m
4:55PM0.07m
5:36AM0.09m
5:51PM0.10m
6:31AM0.11m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
7:05
7:07
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
20
8
9
8
7
8
8
9
11
12
11
11
12
11
10
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
Energy kJ
282
301
240
197
181
149
108
57
55
55
55
55
58
76
361
366
417
324
284
268
184
174
184
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
S
13
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
183
149
121
105
84
49
76
86
65
57
39
24
24
87
15
13
4
4
2
2
1
2
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
E
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
11
3
7
16
22
33
33
31
28
29
29
29
54
23
7
3
6
6
6
6
6
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
2
7
9
6
5
9
21
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
10
0
0
0
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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