Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.3° C

1.9°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 4AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
1.3
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.7
SW
14
0.5
SSW
20
1.4
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
55
52
51
154
99
263
251
352
418
485
438
308
194
216
1344
2449
3328
3811
3723
3653
2907
2716
2271
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:30AM2.20m
5:56PM2.22m
6:11AM2.20m
6:37PM2.21m
6:56AM2.20m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.94m
11:50AM0.88m
00:07AM0.95m
12:34PM0.90m
00:52AM0.97m
1:21PM0.93m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:25
8:23
8:23
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:07
 mm
2
2
8
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
10
13
13
10
9
9
7
7
7
8
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
Feels °C
5
4
4
5
7
9
10
6
5
5
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
1.4
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
18
28
29
44
60
82
99
77
243
418
485
438
308
169
96
1344
2449
3328
3811
3723
3653
2907
2716
2271
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
SE
7
0.5
E
10
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Energy kJ
52
52
35
33
100
99
263
251
352
340
295
33
113
194
197
65
100
98
98
77
47
120
84
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
E
11
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
25
55
52
51
51
48
74
45
85
80
255
100
22
216
50
52
37
68
48
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.4
N
3
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
5
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
1
SSW
6
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
3
154
259
2
6
40
35
65
21
33
52
69
110
126
160
112
154
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
5
2
1
9
5
1
1
1
1
6
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
8
108
10
57
108
293
119
119
293
10
108
108
108
115
293
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
4
5
5
7
9
5
4
5
5
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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