Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.0° C
0.4° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 11PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
10
1.6
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1855
1689
1456
936
807
650
731
433
460
851
392
408
515
602
640
784
633
488
400
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:04PM1.39m
10:33AM1.42m
10:56PM1.39m
11:27AM1.48m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.20m
4:49PM0.21m
5:10AM0.18m
5:44PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
5
7
5
6
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