Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.4°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (29 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
15
1.9
S
16
2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
2
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
513
653
818
880
988
1241
1719
1977
2120
2012
1735
1689
1666
1484
1451
1297
1267
1115
1115
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
S
5
SSW
15
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
5
ESE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:23AM1.48m
7:48PM1.45m
8:14AM1.53m
8:41PM1.45m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.16m
1:42PM0.14m
2:03AM0.15m
2:36PM0.13m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
10
9
8
8
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
7
7
4
5
7
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
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