Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (07 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
1.9
NE
7
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.7
E
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
68
66
68
69
40
40
40
40
40
20
20
16
332
16
16
20
66
216
230
218
135
105
81
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
50
N
30
N
40
N
45
NNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SE
5
ENE
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:35PM1.42m
8:59AM1.27m
9:21PM1.40m
9:44AM1.25m
10:05PM1.38m
10:28AM1.23m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.30m
3:05PM0.32m
3:43AM0.31m
3:48PM0.33m
4:26AM0.31m
4:31PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:22
5:21
5:19
1
1
1
3
6
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
12
15
13
14
13
14
14
15
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
9
11
8
7
11
12
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
NE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.7
E
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
104
68
66
11
26
40
40
40
40
40
20
20
16
16
16
16
20
66
216
230
218
135
105
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
1.1
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
13
34
34
68
69
8
8
39
2
2
2
19
18
108
29
13
7
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
19
2
8
20
18
36
17
17
17
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
2.4
N
7
1.6
N
6
1.2
N
6
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
101
94
130
229
173
168
149
163
186
332
412
424
546
197
143
553
200
98
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
10
0
10
10
10
23
139
43
10
132
131
24
43
123
150
123
435
288
305
10
10
0
20
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
6
4
4
4
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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