Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.0° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 4AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)18s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s

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 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
15
2
S
19
2.1
S
18
2
S
17
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1229
1074
1074
1196
1225
2830
2890
2316
1809
1486
1229
1030
844
694
663
529
413
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
S
5
SE
0
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
S
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:08PM1.57m
9:37AM1.46m
10:02PM1.49m
10:32AM1.44m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.07m
3:51PM0.12m
4:21AM0.12m
4:45PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
5
5
3
3
5
9
9
8
8
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