Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.5° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 7AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
E
9
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
575
500
440
431
377
326
320
262
216
264
236
215
184
119
110
108
73
70
61
64
109
42
85
84
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
25
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:04AM1.42m
1:36PM1.56m
2:01AM1.45m
2:33PM1.63m
2:58AM1.49m
3:31PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.19m
7:15AM0.13m
7:54PM0.15m
8:11AM0.09m
8:53PM0.11m
9:08AM0.04m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
7
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
7
10
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
12
15
12
Feels °C
3
3
2
2
3
6
6
5
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
8
9
6
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