Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 451 | 435 | 359 | 365 | 442 | 479 | 517 | 548 | 479 | 400 | 373 | 215 | 149 | 51 | 41 | 22 | 55 | 72 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:49PM2.21m | 9:23AM2.20m | 9:49PM2.16m | 10:24AM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM0.99m | 3:02AM1.05m | 3:29PM1.10m | 4:01AM1.11m | 4:27PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 451 | 435 | 359 | 365 | 442 | 479 | 517 | 548 | 479 | 400 | 373 | 215 | 149 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 7 | SW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | ENE 5 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 27 | 51 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 12 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | S 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 25 | 25 | 12 | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 14 | 25 | — | — | 36 | 30 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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