Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is

13.4°C

Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Clarence River today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24							Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	229	284	276	159	162	123	92	89	58	72	75	83	84	83	82	80	82	82	113	70	63	57	50
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	E	E	SSE	SSW	WNW	W	NW	NNW	ENE	S	ENE	NNE	W	NW	W	W	NE	ENE	SW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	on	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	cross	cross
High Tide	3:36AM1.33m				3:59PM1.39m					4:24AM1.39m				4:47PM1.41m				5:14AM1.46m				5:38PM1.44m
Low Tide			9:44AM0.24m					10:12PM0.21m				10:36AM0.20m				11:00PM0.18m				11:29AM0.16m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	15	18	17	17	18	18	16	15	15	19	20	22	20	18
Feels °C	15	15	19	20	19	19	18	17	16	13	16	16	16	16	17	15	13	13	18	18	21	17	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	S 15	SSW 14	NE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	229	284	276	159	162	123	92	89	58	59	35	40	39	39	24	50	23	11	113	70	31	56	105
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 5	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	NE 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NE 6	S 8	SSW 14	NNE 8	SSW 12
kJ	51	30	30	31	46	47	27	11	8	72	75	83	84	8	82	80	82	82	8	12	63	59	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	SSW 16	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 12	S 8	SSW 13	SE 12
kJ	18	13	13	13	5	5	36	37	41	3	6	4	7	83	24	11	12	13	13	11	12	57	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	—	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5	NNE 8	N 8	N 3
kJ	84	123	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	57	—	—	—	—	—	10	246	946	5
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	10	20
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	1	1	1
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