Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.5° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Clarence River at 2AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.3
ENE
6
2.5
S
7
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
1.9
SE
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
6
736
2009
2952
2881
3529
3105
2616
2207
1930
1520
1039
709
550
552
480
407
646
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:28PM1.33m
9:51AM1.44m
10:16PM1.31m
10:38AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:37AM0.27m
4:14PM0.27m
4:23AM0.30m
5:00PM0.29m
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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7:45
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7:45
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7:46
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 mm
3
11
6
6
2
1
3
1
1
1
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Temp °C
10
9
8
7
7
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
10
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
8
2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-5
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
3
6
6
5
5
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