Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.9° C
0.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 4AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
15
2
S
19
2.1
S
19
2
S
17
1.9
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1745
1201
1313
1017
979
1107
1037
1258
1229
1074
1074
1196
1087
2860
3019
2398
1855
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
W
0
WNW
0
W
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
8:13PM1.64m
8:41AM1.49m
9:08PM1.57m
9:37AM1.46m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.04m
2:55PM0.06m
3:30AM0.07m
3:51PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
7
5
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