Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 11 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.7° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1114
969
663
765
680
965
1696
2335
2731
2772
2493
2412
2186
1974
1752
1569
1380
1122
943
823
724
506
440
415
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
2:08PM2.26m
2:24AM2.23m
2:50PM2.26m
3:03AM2.23m
3:29PM2.26m
3:39AM2.22m
Low Tide
7:57AM1.00m
8:21PM1.06m
8:38AM0.97m
9:00PM1.03m
9:17AM0.93m
9:36PM0.99m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:26
8:26
8:26
8:25
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
12
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
6
6
7
7
5
6
8
6
6
6
7
5
5
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1114
969
663
765
680
965
1696
2335
2731
2772
2493
2412
2186
1974
1752
1569
1380
1122
943
823
724
506
440
415
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
206
167
164
150
110
106
106
106
106
106
80
80
108
85
123
121
117
82
73
71
49
81
96
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.2
S
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.3
E
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.3
SSE
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
128
90
7
212
194
26
4
4
3
23
48
48
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
15
61
55
15
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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