Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.0° C
0.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 11AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
1
E
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
953
953
1060
1060
1077
1094
1073
946
915
811
703
681
567
549
511
439
432
432
361
298
284
228
224
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:37AM1.28m
4:04PM1.43m
4:22AM1.29m
4:48PM1.44m
5:06AM1.29m
5:32PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.29m
10:23PM0.31m
10:28AM0.27m
11:08PM0.30m
11:13AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
9
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
15
16
13
12
Feels °C
3
5
6
8
7
7
6
4
4
4
6
10
10
9
7
7
7
7
9
12
11
8
6
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