Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Issued: 11 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
12.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 4PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
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)
4.5
S
10
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
1.9
E
10
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3279
2657
2229
1876
1380
1014
770
935
953
862
762
682
670
584
706
598
520
514
452
400
347
302
302
260
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:21PM1.40m
2:40AM1.30m
3:06PM1.41m
3:25AM1.29m
3:51PM1.42m
4:10AM1.29m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.26m
8:37PM0.31m
8:48AM0.28m
9:24PM0.32m
9:32AM0.29m
10:10PM0.32m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<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>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
-5
-6
-5
-3
-3
-1
-1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
5
6
6
6
5
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
77
71
91
170
392
520
770
935
953
862
762
682
670
584
706
598
520
514
452
400
347
302
302
260
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.7
S
18
0.9
S
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
S
15
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
164
44
74
73
300
487
459
416
400
477
596
551
429
336
258
184
157
130
86
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.7
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
58
215
42
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
10
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3279
2657
2229
1876
1380
1014
682
465
388
312
255
168
115
76
44
11
14
16
25
49
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
177
177
177
35
35
35
43
43
43
43
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Clarence River surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest