Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.2° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (18 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
902
769
804
832
820
832
869
769
758
769
880
769
769
635
518
553
553
476
470
434
185
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:25AM1.40m
11:49PM1.26m
12:11PM1.37m
00:35AM1.24m
12:57PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.31m
5:53AM0.32m
6:30PM0.32m
6:38AM0.33m
7:14PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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6:28
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7:47
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7:50
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Temp °C
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
12
11
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
12
13
12
12
10
9
10
10
10
9
11
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