Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.9° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
E
9
1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.8
N
6
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
NE
6
0.2
E
11
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
68
65
60
64
141
235
84
51
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
15
9
53
47
52
51
43
62
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
2:58AM1.49m
3:31PM1.69m
3:56AM1.51m
4:28PM1.73m
4:53AM1.53m
5:25PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.11m
9:08AM0.04m
9:53PM0.07m
10:07AM0.00m
10:52PM0.03m
11:05AM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
8
12
14
11
11
12
11
12
12
16
17
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
14
Feels °C
3
4
4
3
4
8
9
5
6
7
8
8
9
14
14
11
11
10
11
10
10
14
15
12
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