Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.6° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 11PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
1.2
NNE
6
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
123
92
89
58
72
76
83
84
97
82
81
82
80
73
70
63
57
50
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
0
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
SSE
5
ENE
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NE
5
E
5
W
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:24AM1.39m
4:47PM1.41m
5:14AM1.46m
5:38PM1.44m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.21m
10:36AM0.20m
11:00PM0.18m
11:29AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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7:57
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7:58
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Temp °C
20
21
19
18
17
16
18
18
18
18
17
16
14
14
18
20
22
20
18
Feels °C
19
20
18
16
16
14
16
17
17
18
16
14
12
12
16
19
21
17
14
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