Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 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
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
ESE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
ESE
1.9
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)111111111116161116151014141413131213131114141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27827322121721425124818317717088148442012942183813299939438355561055942972857
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
0
N
20
S
15
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
10
NE
0
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassonglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
1.55
3:42PM
1.42
4:08AM
1.52
4:33PM
1.42
4:59AM
1.48
5:23PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
0.14
9:53PM
0.14
10:28AM
0.15
10:46PM
0.15
11:18AM
0.16
11:38PM
0.17
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--7:35-------7:37-------7:39-----
Sunset-----7:20-------7:17-------7:16--
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------21------------
Temp. °C181820181515151514141111111010111010111314131314
Feels °C (?)1818201513151615141046779108881011101112
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