Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 1PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (07 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1.7
N
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
1.6
NE
7
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.7
E
8
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
68
203
40
40
40
40
40
20
20
233
16
16
20
20
68
216
193
166
134
105
51
51
57
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
40
NNE
40
N
35
N
30
N
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:59AM1.27m
9:21PM1.40m
9:44AM1.25m
10:05PM1.38m
10:28AM1.23m
10:48PM1.37m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.30m
3:05PM0.32m
3:43AM0.31m
3:48PM0.33m
4:26AM0.31m
4:31PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:22
5:21
5:19
5:17
1
1
1
3
5
Temp °C
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
14
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
13
14
11
11
10
9
10
9
10
11
13
14
12
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.7
E
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
NNE
7
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
66
17
33
40
40
40
40
40
20
20
16
16
16
20
20
68
216
157
166
132
105
51
51
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
1
ENE
10
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
34
68
69
8
8
3
2
2
19
36
193
41
22
8
7
5
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
4
20
18
36
35
35
17
49
49
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.7
N
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
7
2.5
N
7
0.3
NNW
2
1.4
N
6
0.5
S
3
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
36
115
203
94
134
175
204
168
153
158
233
313
403
431
504
263
247
654
1
134
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
10
10
23
139
132
150
23
123
133
23
123
150
435
24
23
161
20
10
10
0
10
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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