Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.8° C
0.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
8
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.3
S
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
13
16
15
14
13
10
33
40
15
15
15
16
16
27
26
57
359
604
535
412
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
0
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
15
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
5
WNW
25
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:15PM1.40m
00:35AM1.32m
1:03PM1.39m
1:22AM1.29m
1:50PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.29m
6:44AM0.27m
7:18PM0.32m
7:30AM0.29m
8:05PM0.33m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
2
5
1
Temp °C
11
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
15
16
13
12
10
10
8
6
7
8
6
5
Feels °C
8
12
13
11
9
7
7
6
8
11
11
9
9
7
8
3
-2
-2
0
-1
-1
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