Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.5° C

2.1°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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 2PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
1
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
1.7
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
712
682
561
545
434
434
655
1330
1194
1675
3059
3062
1241
1801
1459
1688
2930
2832
2559
2223
1807
1429
1429
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
20
SE
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:47AM2.20m
8:15PM2.20m
8:44AM2.21m
9:14PM2.20m
9:46AM2.24m
10:16PM2.23m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.96m
2:34AM1.01m
3:05PM0.99m
3:33AM1.01m
4:03PM1.00m
4:35AM0.97m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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8:23
8:22
8:22
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
2
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
5
5
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
4
4
Feels °C
1
1
1
1
3
5
2
-1
-1
3
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
1.7
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
822
712
682
561
545
434
434
427
1330
1194
1675
3059
3062
1241
1801
1459
972
2930
2832
2559
2223
1807
1429
1429
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1
SSW
18
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
11
1.5
S
7
0.9
ENE
11
1.2
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
19
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
Energy kJ
155
117
91
157
97
62
62
655
61
65
141
179
217
231
198
1106
1688
270
270
260
260
302
302
332
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.2
S
21
0.4
NE
9
0.5
S
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.6
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.5
E
12
0.1
SW
24
0.5
E
6
0.3
S
22
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
SSW
20
1
E
11
1
E
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
57
55
51
36
22
190
422
60
164
72
22
16
85
205
517
238
225
324
441
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
Energy kJ
117
75
53
52
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
15
15
15
15
15
10
57
69
115
108
108
108
10
8
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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