Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 May 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
13.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 6PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (07 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
1
E
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
40
40
40
40
40
20
20
16
16
16
16
20
36
165
189
166
135
105
81
69
47
59
66
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
40
NNE
45
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
0
SE
5
E
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:59AM1.27m
9:21PM1.40m
9:44AM1.25m
10:05PM1.38m
10:28AM1.23m
10:48PM1.37m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.32m
3:43AM0.31m
3:48PM0.33m
4:26AM0.31m
4:31PM0.32m
5:09AM0.31m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:22
5:21
5:19
5:17
1
2
1
1
4
3
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
16
16
16
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
15
13
14
13
12
12
10
10
10
9
10
13
15
15
13
11
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
1
E
9
1.4
NNE
7
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
Energy kJ
51
40
40
40
40
40
20
20
16
16
16
16
20
19
165
183
166
135
105
81
69
47
59
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
1
ENE
9
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
S
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
69
8
8
2
2
36
18
189
50
24
11
7
6
39
46
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.1
S
9
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
NE
13
Energy kJ
18
2
36
35
35
17
49
49
4
46
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.8
NE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
7
2.5
N
7
1.7
N
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
80
122
198
250
197
168
142
264
286
392
515
452
257
143
707
233
3
1
12
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
23
139
131
139
23
123
123
123
123
123
150
332
23
260
20
10
10
0
10
10
0
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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