Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (05 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
SSW
1.1
NE
0.4
SSW
1.4
NNE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121211111110101010101099999991661651515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)767718657494407318255200196125123929088656559598185831037874
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
0
W
0
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassononglassglassglassglassoffononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
1.52
7:27PM
1.44
7:52AM
1.47
8:17PM
1.43
8:41AM
1.43
9:06PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
0.14
1:43AM
0.14
2:11PM
0.16
2:34AM
0.17
2:58PM
0.19
3:24AM
0.21
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---8:02-------8:00-------7:59----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C172021201918171720222221201919171921212018181816
Feels °C (?)151819181917151518202121201818161920191917181917
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