Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 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
14.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)1369778888889999101010101010101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138124173150142277159357446638290297372388405363322322313267273279462855
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
2.03
9:50AM
2.01
10:24PM
2.06
10:48AM
2.07
11:18PM
2.12
11:39AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:34AM
1.20
4:09PM
1.10
4:39AM
1.14
5:06PM
1.02
5:34AM
1.04
5:57PM
0.92
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----7:11-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset-------6:10-------6:08-------6:07
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121111121315161514141313131415131312111011141413
Feels °C (?)1098991213131111101191113111110989131313
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