Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4504433792352142422582692262262262352002042002041711751429894565540
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
glassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
1.52
8:15AM
1.50
8:42PM
1.56
9:09AM
1.49
9:37PM
1.60
10:05AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
0.09
2:30PM
0.10
3:03AM
0.08
3:24PM
0.09
4:00AM
0.08
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:26-------7:28-------7:30-
Sunset-7:35-------7:34-------7:31------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313131313151616151414141415171817181717161818
Feels °C (?)121111111112141515151313131314141414151516151717
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