Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 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
14.5° 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 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
2
SW
2.1
WSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1010109131210888815161614151616161514141814
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27124026337119822221929522781494469403573441245322306280212191186211178160
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
40
W
45
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
N
10
NNW
0
ESE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
2.40
1:54PM
2.48
2:20AM
2.48
2:39PM
2.55
3:04AM
2.52
3:27PM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
0.75
7:49AM
0.75
8:14PM
0.69
8:33AM
0.68
9:00PM
0.67
9:19AM
0.65
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----7:18-------7:20-------7:20---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00------5:58-
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
311--311-------631------
Temp. °C999910111110991088121311111110910121412
Feels °C (?)5320013334644712911976891210
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