Clarence River surf break

Clarence River surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clarence River today?

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 12AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010991091212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151422481196846644470405188157287251220155425439439439367361349278273221251
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
E
10
NE
5
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NE
0
E
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
0
N
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
off
offglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
1.59
1:53PM
1.43
2:22AM
1.57
2:48PM
1.43
3:16AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07PM
0.11
7:48AM
0.13
8:03PM
0.11
8:43AM
0.14
8:58PM
0.12
9:37AM
0.14
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-
Sunset-7:24-------7:22-------7:22------
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C171819181818202222191716161618192120201919182020
Feels °C (?)131516161716192221191717171719202120201819172019
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