Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is

13.8°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 5PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	NE 6	NE 6	N 6	S 10	S 9	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 9	N 6	S 9	NNE 5	S 8	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	62	59	116	91	235	46	42	41	179	88	111	102	52	24	88	13	43	12	7	13	22	22	32	34
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	SSW	E	SSW	SSW	SW	NNE	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	glassy	off	off
High Tide			2:27PM1.51m				2:56AM1.44m				3:19PM1.46m				3:48AM1.45m					4:10PM1.42m				4:38AM1.45m
Low Tide	8:13AM0.13m				8:46PM0.12m				9:08AM0.16m				9:36PM0.14m					10:03AM0.18m				10:25PM0.17m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	8:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	8:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	23	23	21	19	19	18	18	21	23	23	22	20	19	18	18	20	20	19	17	15	14	13	14
Feels °C	19	22	21	20	16	17	15	15	19	20	20	21	18	18	16	17	19	20	18	16	14	14	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8
kJ	62	59	57	91	54	39	25	40	43	25	111	102	52	16	7	11	6	8	5	5	22	22	32	34
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	E 13	E 13	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 12	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	NE 5	SSW 3	S 8	S 4
kJ	7	3	3	51	47	46	42	41	40	11	25	25	24	24	13	13	9	8	7	13	4	2	5	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 13	—	E 13	E 13	E 5	NE 7	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 12	E 12	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	S 17
kJ	5	3	—	3	3	4	12	3	3	3	3	3	14	11	11	11	13	12	5	5	5	5	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	N 6	—	NNW 2	WNW 2	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	N 6	—	NNE 5	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 4	S 4	SSW 4
kJ	55	30	116	291	235	—	1	1	179	88	394	339	239	—	88	—	43	—	—	4	2	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	10	23	35	0	150	28	140	35	24	24	23
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Matauri Bay Northland	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Matauri Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Stent Road Taranaki	Moureeses Northland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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