Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
!
!
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
E
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
ENE
0.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)910101011111212121211111110101010913138181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1655170616701449257037421981193417471431111486664645837730116017011811626726814092323
Wind
(km/h)
45
NE
40
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
15
NE
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
2.21
11:52PM
2.25
12:19PM
2.25
12:52AM
2.29
1:15PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
0.99
5:29PM
0.87
6:05AM
0.95
6:33PM
0.81
7:05AM
0.87
7:29PM
0.75
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--7:50-------7:52-------7:54-----
Sunset-----7:40-------7:38-------7:37--
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1--------------11211----
Temp. °C141415161616161515141414151312121212131415141515
Feels °C (?)681011121516151512121212121111108111214131516
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