Catlins River Mouth Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Catlins River Mouth in Catlins is a quite exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the south southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of sharks/rips.

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Overall Catlins River Mouth Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Catlins River Mouth:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cannibal Bay	2 mi
Second closest break	Nugget Point	5 mi
Third closest break	Kaka Point	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Purakaunui Bay	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Long Point	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Catlins River Mouth:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4831 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4884 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5128 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5190 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5342 mi
Tide stations nearest to Catlins River Mouth:
Closest tide station	Nugget Point, New Zealand	5 mi
Second closest tide station	Nugget Point, New Zealand(2)	5 mi
Third closest tide station	Waipapa Point, New Zealand	43 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Waipapa Point, New Zealand(2)	43 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Dunedin, New Zealand	56 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Catlins River Mouth:
Closest ski area	Remarkables (New Zealand)	108 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Park/Snow Farm (New Zealand)	115 mi
Third closest ski area	Cardrona (New Zealand)	116 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Coronet Peak (New Zealand)	117 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Awakino Ski Area (New Zealand)	121 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Catlins River Mouth:
Closest city location	Balclutha (New Zealand)	17 mi
Second closest city location	Milton (New Zealand)	27 mi
Third closest city location	Gore (New Zealand)	45 mi
Fourth closest city location	Dunedin (New Zealand)	57 mi
Fifth closest city location	Invercargill (New Zealand)	66 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Catlins River Mouth is Dunedin Airport (DUD) in New Zealand, 72 km (45 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Catlins River Mouth is Invercargill Airport (IVC), also in New Zealand, 108 km (67 miles) away.
• Third is Alexandra Airport (ALR) in New Zealand, 144 km (89 miles) away.
• Queenstown Airport (ZQN) in New Zealand is 180 km (112 miles) away.
• Manapouri Airport (TEU), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Catlins River Mouth and is 192 km (119 miles) away.