Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 1AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1308
1265
1255
1209
1024
1066
1075
1168
1124
1293
1357
1586
1893
1510
1552
1280
1275
1497
1357
1946
1446
1249
1102
1344
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
S
45
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:27PM1.37m
10:55AM1.34m
11:16PM1.38m
11:46AM1.40m
00:09AM1.40m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.23m
5:06PM0.25m
5:32AM0.20m
5:59PM0.22m
6:22AM0.17m
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
11
6
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
Feels °C
7
8
7
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
0
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
364
1265
1255
1209
1024
1066
1075
1168
1124
1293
1357
1586
1893
1510
1552
1280
1275
1497
1357
1946
1446
1249
1102
1344
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.6
S
15
0.2
S
21
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.3
S
19
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
12
Energy kJ
74
284
265
67
65
63
60
7
25
24
170
35
9
30
30
62
89
84
280
245
98
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
S
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
71
69
7
73
101
97
81
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
9
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
2
S
7
2.5
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
SSW
7
2
S
7
2.1
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1308
191
160
138
157
167
243
342
662
827
718
870
588
830
745
487
416
385
206
878
754
512
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
137
177
53
43
0
0
43
170
170
177
177
177
177
121
121
177
177
53
96
53
43
43
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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