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Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 12AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.7
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
S
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)8999999998888888889101010168
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)422442692547559505454463304246240200202171137140140116111118140149201144
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
0
SSE
0
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
2.51
5:32AM
2.43
6:10PM
2.43
6:31AM
2.34
7:13PM
2.35
7:40AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
0.80
11:53AM
0.73
12:25AM
0.86
12:54PM
0.79
1:26AM
0.92
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:24-------7:26-------7:28-
Sunset5:54-------5:52-------5:52-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9888888999998889988777710
Feels °C (?)322333244555455775544447
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