Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is

11.0° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	15s
Evening (20 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	WSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	3869	4701	3466	2868	2315	1984	1657	1327	1026	874	639	493	517	2024	359	488	496	442	479	501	472	465	373
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	N	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	WSW	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off
High Tide			7:26AM2.34m				7:51PM2.28m				8:23AM2.26m				8:49PM2.21m					9:23AM2.20m
Low Tide	1:13AM0.86m				1:42PM0.86m				2:06AM0.96m				2:34PM0.99m					3:02AM1.05m				3:29PM1.10m


	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	9	8	8	9	8	7	7	8	8	10	12	14	12	11	10	9	9	8	9	11	9	8
Feels °C	5	6	4	5	7	6	4	2	3	3	5	7	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	6	9	7	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	3869	4701	3466	2868	2315	1984	1657	1327	1026	874	639	493	517	428	359	488	496	442	479	501	472	465	373
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 10	SW 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11
kJ	133	129	98	98	82	56	56	55	55	54	54	25	25	30	42	12	12	12	12	14	13	13	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	S 10	SE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	WSW 12
kJ	133	131	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	—	—	2	5	12	9	9	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	—	WSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	10	10	10	0	0	0	10	0
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5

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