Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 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 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (11 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)1010109667788889910101112121212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220188184418200212512590591585618660632580755115619212221208417471420966673533
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49AM
1.24
12:11AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:45AM
0.33
5:52PM
0.33
6:28AM
0.32
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:59-------5:57-------5:55---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1812101--------
Temp. °C131315192018171617181818161616171716172020171716
Feels °C (?)10911141414131212141519161413141515162019171513
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