Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.5
S
2.3
S
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
S
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)91010101010101011111188101081010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83895712611538172415521492142014641197961937720585510432307307307258248201193158
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:50AM
1.52
8:19PM
1.69
8:48AM
1.51
9:17PM
1.69
9:46AM
1.49
10:15PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
0.04
2:45AM
0.03
3:00PM
0.04
3:43AM
0.04
3:57PM
0.05
4:40AM
0.06
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset--5:43-------5:42-------5:39-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1111-1111111------------
Temp. °C999999978810889991012121010101111
Feels °C (?)000-1-100-20010134447988798
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