Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.0°C
0.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
1.7
NNE
6
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
2.2
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
2
S
8
2.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
176
162
139
137
137
133
193
138
131
129
127
93
381
532
516
603
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:57AM1.33m
4:22PM1.42m
4:44AM1.38m
5:09PM1.43m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.25m
10:07AM0.22m
10:37PM0.22m
10:57AM0.19m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:05
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6:23
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7:24
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 mm
3
2
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1
10
1
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Temp °C
8
9
10
9
11
15
17
16
14
13
12
14
9
6
7
8
7
Feels °C
4
6
8
6
7
10
12
15
12
11
9
12
1
-2
-1
2
3
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