Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (13 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
!
!
0
0
2
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
5
SW
17
5
SW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1029
870
683
449
443
553
437
422
547
528
499
487
715
636
763
752
1072
14624
12775
3499
2325
1689
1668
863
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:36AM2.38m
1:06PM2.47m
1:31AM2.43m
2:03PM2.52m
2:27AM2.47m
3:01PM2.55m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.81m
7:27PM0.84m
7:51AM0.72m
8:23PM0.78m
8:46AM0.65m
9:16PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
4:59
 mm
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
11
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
7
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
9
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
9
10
6
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1029
870
683
449
443
553
437
368
299
277
499
487
715
636
763
752
1072
5074
5400
3499
2325
1689
1668
863
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.5
SW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
S
20
0.6
S
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
11
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
1.6
SSW
18
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
1.3
S
9
Energy kJ
26
23
21
25
36
194
270
422
547
528
169
128
5
3
5
3
1588
6
6
6
252
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
11
37
90
86
8
8
5
13
11
11
5
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.6
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.4
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
7
5
SW
17
5
SW
16
Energy kJ
3
4
3
8
2
2
3
40
13
70
14624
12775
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
9
9
1
1
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
0
0
0
8
8
8
8
8
534
256
8
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
9
9
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
9
9
1
2
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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