Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.5° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
NE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.5
NE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
25
16
22
23
16
5
5
17
18
17
20
36
37
71
109
106
146
157
155
148
130
86
73
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
N
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:40AM1.64m
00:09AM1.46m
12:37PM1.60m
1:06AM1.45m
1:33PM1.55m
2:02AM1.44m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.07m
6:19AM0.08m
6:59PM0.08m
7:16AM0.10m
7:53PM0.10m
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Temp °C
17
20
21
21
17
16
15
15
19
18
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
17
19
19
17
16
16
17
Feels °C
15
18
19
20
15
14
13
13
17
16
13
14
12
12
13
13
14
17
18
19
17
15
15
16
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