Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.5°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 10AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.3
SSW
17
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1163
956
573
467
442
367
360
367
408
392
377
331
250
209
157
118
86
104
88
58
51
64
51
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
S
0
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:56AM1.60m
00:24AM1.44m
12:53PM1.60m
1:20AM1.44m
1:50PM1.59m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.11m
6:19PM0.11m
6:34AM0.10m
7:15PM0.11m
7:30AM0.10m
8:10PM0.11m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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6:52
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6:50
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7:31
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7:32
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7:35
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Temp °C
8
7
8
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
16
18
16
15
15
Feels °C
3
4
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
7
9
7
7
8
10
9
8
14
16
14
14
13
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