Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 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 4AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1437
1067
1024
996
822
712
682
561
545
465
434
655
1330
1194
1358
2829
3260
1241
1052
1459
1688
2930
2588
2559
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:22PM2.20m
7:47AM2.20m
8:15PM2.20m
8:44AM2.21m
9:14PM2.20m
9:46AM2.24m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.99m
2:11PM0.96m
2:34AM1.01m
3:05PM0.99m
3:33AM1.01m
4:03PM1.00m
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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8:23
8:22
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
6
5
4
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
0
-2
0
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
435
385
268
996
822
712
682
561
545
465
434
362
1330
1194
1358
2829
3260
319
1052
1459
874
2930
2588
2559
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
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
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
S
7
1.2
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
19
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
11
Energy kJ
1437
1067
1024
173
131
96
70
157
77
47
60
655
61
65
141
183
213
1241
233
1106
1688
332
396
459
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.2
S
21
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
S
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ENE
10
0.5
E
12
0.1
SW
24
0.2
S
24
0.3
SSW
22
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.2
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
0.4
SE
6
1.6
SW
17
Energy kJ
32
32
28
58
56
71
66
36
35
190
422
60
164
73
22
44
92
202
198
194
332
561
11
1560
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
10
32
43
42
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
57
108
115
108
108
108
108
108
108
108
15
15
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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