Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.5°C
0.2° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 5AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
1.1
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
939
826
789
789
675
544
451
375
340
284
235
217
169
135
99
80
164
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28PM1.51m
6:54AM1.49m
7:19PM1.46m
7:45AM1.48m
8:10PM1.41m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.11m
1:13PM0.13m
1:36AM0.15m
2:05PM0.17m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
15
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
12
13
12
12
11
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