Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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
14.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 11PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ENE
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010101010101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1065896816653561489370370313262221221221184188188188188188183220216251367
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SSE
0
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:55PM
1.39
10:20AM
1.26
10:41PM
1.38
11:05AM
1.25
11:27PM
1.37
11:49AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:40PM
0.32
4:16AM
0.32
4:24PM
0.33
5:01AM
0.33
5:08PM
0.34
5:45AM
0.33
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset-6:04-------6:01-------6:00------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212119181818202122201817161516151514131313131619
Feels °C (?)202118161616192021191614131112121414111111101314
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