Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
10.7° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 3PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
546
488
362
276
257
244
233
189
185
182
178
131
127
96
71
49
30
34
34
34
29
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:40AM1.40m
00:02AM1.30m
12:28PM1.39m
00:48AM1.28m
1:14PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.31m
6:09AM0.30m
6:44PM0.33m
6:54AM0.31m
7:30PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
2
Temp °C
9
12
13
11
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
6
7
8
7
8
7
7
7
8
11
10
11
9
8
10
8
7
8
7
6
5
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