Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.4° C
0.4° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (25 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (25 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
13
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SE
13
2
SSW
6
2
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
0.8
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
25
26
29
57
53
309
447
387
276
311
283
272
367
352
307
239
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
WSW
15
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:22AM1.29m
1:50PM1.40m
2:08AM1.28m
2:35PM1.40m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.32m
7:30AM0.29m
8:05PM0.33m
8:14AM0.30m
8:52PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
9
9
8
7
8
6
6
6
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
Feels °C
9
10
8
6
1
0
1
-1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
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