Clarence River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.15° S 173.93° E

Clarence River, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clarence River sea temperature is
11.5°C
0.6° 

Clarence River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Clarence River based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Clarence River right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Clarence River

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

KaikouraAws

36 km S108 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearContinuous light rain
55
near gales from the S
(56 km/h at 180°)
8.2 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Ward

36 km NNE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (44 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mid Awatere Valley

38 km WNW478 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the W
(24 km/h at 270°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Glenveigh

41 km SSW264 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (48 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Upper Clarence

43 km WSW488 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
-

CapeCampbellAws

55 km NNE6 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
45
strong winds from the SSE
(43 km/h at 160°)
12.6 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Tor Darroch

57 km WNW878 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
35
fresh winds from the SW
(33 km/h at 225°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Booker Road

65 km N94 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the W
(22 km/h at 270°)
14.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wither Hills

66 km N245 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
60
near gales from the SW
(59 km/h at 225°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hundalee

67 km SSW47 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDry
15
light winds from the SW
(13 km/h at 225°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Clarence River and within an acceptable time window.

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