Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
12.3° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
S
14
0.5
S
14
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
769
599
488
451
423
344
333
248
356
297
98
285
303
253
173
326
479
670
946
1169
1676
2581
2528
2189
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
45
SSW
55
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:54AM1.42m
00:15AM1.41m
12:46PM1.40m
1:05AM1.36m
1:35PM1.39m
1:53AM1.32m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.20m
6:31AM0.18m
6:58PM0.25m
7:18AM0.23m
7:49PM0.29m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
9
7
7
7
7
8
8
6
6
5
Feels °C
5
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
8
11
1
-1
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-5
-5
-5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
S
14
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
769
599
488
451
423
344
333
248
356
297
89
155
159
253
173
326
418
283
159
126
114
80
83
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
5
7
5
9
9
6
20
23
40
98
192
28
30
40
35
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.5
N
4
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
10
47
68
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
1
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
NNE
3
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
3
1.7
SSW
6
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
Energy kJ
21
9
84
59
4
285
303
15
181
479
670
946
1169
1676
2581
2528
2189
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
4
4
1
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
10
10
39
10
53
0
113
53
0
35
53
177
177
121
177
177
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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