Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.6° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 12AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1046
1087
957
1004
1308
1452
1348
1539
1600
1628
1541
1540
1878
1412
1439
1268
899
666
596
596
530
509
450
402
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:16PM1.38m
11:46AM1.40m
00:09AM1.40m
12:40PM1.48m
1:04AM1.42m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.20m
5:59PM0.22m
6:22AM0.17m
6:56PM0.19m
7:15AM0.13m
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
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5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
9
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
Feels °C
3
3
1
0
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
0
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
5
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