Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.5° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 3PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
6
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2
S
11
1.8
SSE
11
2
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSW
12
1
S
12
1.6
SSW
12
2.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1962
4401
3901
2502
2128
1702
1400
918
749
1359
1086
800
509
400
359
280
256
256
304
766
2228
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
0
ENE
15
SW
30
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35AM1.29m
6:59PM1.42m
7:20AM1.30m
7:43PM1.41m
8:05AM1.31m
8:28PM1.40m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.24m
1:21AM0.25m
1:30PM0.24m
2:04AM0.24m
2:17PM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
2
Temp °C
6
7
8
7
6
5
6
7
9
13
13
10
10
9
8
9
10
14
14
12
7
Feels °C
-2
-1
0
2
2
1
2
3
5
9
8
5
6
5
5
6
7
11
12
8
0
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