Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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 4PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
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
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)91010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9181340978896832667573432378328279262221226226188188188188188188188183214
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
5
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
0
SSE
5
WSW
0
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
1.29
9:55PM
1.39
10:20AM
1.26
10:41PM
1.38
11:05AM
1.25
11:27PM
1.37
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
Sunrise6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset---6:04-------6:01-------6:00----
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C161922201918181820212220191816151515151313131313
Feels °C (?)131621201716161619212120171512101112131211101110
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