Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1137 | 2758 | 2883 | 2664 | 2478 | 2444 | 2006 | 1561 | 1189 | 898 | 688 | 753 | 318 | 337 | 289 | 315 | 432 | 377 | 263 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56PM2.23m | 2:09AM2.24m | 2:33PM2.29m | 2:45AM2.30m | 3:09PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.89m | 8:24AM0.80m | 8:41PM0.82m | 9:00AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1137 | 2758 | 2883 | 2664 | 2478 | 2444 | 2006 | 1561 | 1189 | 898 | 447 | 449 | 318 | 337 | 289 | 315 | 432 | 377 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1004 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | — | 238 | 286 | 274 | 279 | 275 | 275 | 254 | 208 | 161 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 320 | 237 | 226 | 149 | 144 | 90 | 85 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 87 | 223 | 459 | 607 | 688 | 753 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 109 | 115 | 91 | 297 | 297 | 378 | 465 | 596 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 10 |
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