Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 2PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)13131212121212121213131316151414146777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14412811812212212212092122172245198277382305211206239233266579623749807
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42AM
2.33
8:22PM
2.33
8:48AM
2.25
9:32PM
2.26
10:03AM
2.20
10:45PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
0.87
2:05PM
0.83
2:38AM
0.95
3:09PM
0.88
3:44AM
0.99
4:20PM
0.90
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:47-------7:48-------7:50-----
Sunset-----7:46-------7:45-------7:43--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------12
Temp. °C151617201915131211111111121212121212131515151414
Feels °C (?)13131418161312119987889987898877
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