Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.8° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 9PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
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2
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2
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4
4
6
5
5
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
4
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
3
SSW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
2.5
SSW
15
4
SW
14
2.2
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
5.5
SW
17
3.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1055
915
768
730
693
683
840
924
1589
6077
10974
10663
3623
11210
9563
2705
7276
2206
2611
5616
6768
6401
18339
7101
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:44PM2.55m
4:01AM2.53m
4:35PM2.54m
4:51AM2.53m
5:23PM2.50m
5:41AM2.48m
Low Tide
9:54PM0.64m
10:20AM0.50m
10:43PM0.63m
11:10AM0.53m
11:33PM0.68m
12:00PM0.61m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:17
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5:14
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
2
2
9
Temp °C
10
8
7
9
9
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
12
11
10
9
11
11
10
6
Feels °C
7
4
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
2
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