Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.1
ENE
7
0.7
S
14
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
2.1
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
1.8
E
11
2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
236
134
192
217
345
229
329
710
935
1029
1457
1849
2257
2598
2715
2496
2132
1974
1561
1291
1014
804
970
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
55
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:46PM1.40m
1:05AM1.36m
1:35PM1.39m
1:53AM1.32m
2:21PM1.40m
2:40AM1.30m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.18m
6:58PM0.25m
7:18AM0.23m
7:49PM0.29m
8:04AM0.26m
8:37PM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
12
12
10
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
Feels °C
8
9
10
9
8
11
3
0
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.5
S
14
1.1
ENE
8
0.6
S
14
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
1.4
E
10
1.8
E
11
2
E
11
Energy kJ
293
236
98
163
148
226
229
238
254
225
156
158
161
155
110
85
31
145
126
153
184
432
804
970
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
14
0.4
S
10
0.1
N
9
0.4
ENE
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
47
192
30
2
46
43
41
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
69
67
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.4
NNE
4
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1
SSW
4
2.1
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.1
S
8
Energy kJ
45
96
134
5
217
345
28
329
710
935
1029
1457
1849
2257
2598
2715
2496
2132
1974
1561
1291
1014
746
545
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
Distance (km)
10
39
53
10
10
10
113
35
35
53
207
177
177
177
121
177
177
177
177
96
35
35
35
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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