Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.6° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 3AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.4
SW
13
0.6
S
8
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1027
674
568
482
362
297
191
142
120
92
66
60
42
41
85
147
143
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
E
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:54PM2.21m
11:32AM2.28m
11:57PM2.28m
12:31PM2.35m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.85m
5:49PM0.90m
6:15AM0.74m
6:47PM0.79m
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7:00
6:58
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6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
10
8
8
5
Feels °C
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
7
3
4
1
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