Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 8AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
7
0.8
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.7
SE
13
1.1
E
12
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
283
272
268
316
307
239
225
268
178
377
599
590
679
713
878
968
953
1060
1060
1077
1073
1073
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:08AM1.28m
2:35PM1.40m
2:53AM1.28m
3:19PM1.42m
3:37AM1.28m
4:04PM1.43m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.30m
8:52PM0.34m
8:59AM0.30m
9:37PM0.33m
9:43AM0.29m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
6
7
8
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
7
7
7
7
8
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
1
1
3
4
5
3
3
2
2
2
4
6
6
4
3
3
3
4
6
8
7
6
5
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