
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11PM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
857 | 1106 | 2137 | 2119 | 2084 | 2058 | 1872 | 1849 | 1675 | 1493 | 1324 | 1037 | 1010 | 674 | 530 | 619 | 619 | 602 | 453 | 440 | 373 | 277 | 162 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:18PM2.27m | 11:53AM2.35m | 00:19AM2.32m | 12:54PM2.42m | 1:19AM2.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.99m | 5:38AM0.91m | 6:12PM0.94m | 6:39AM0.81m | 7:14PM0.86m | 7:39AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 6 |
857 | 1106 | 2137 | 2119 | 2084 | 2058 | 1872 | 1849 | 1675 | 1493 | 1324 | 1037 | 1010 | 674 | 530 | 619 | 619 | 602 | 453 | 440 | 373 | 277 | 162 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | S 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SW 12 |
206 | 732 | 202 | 161 | 158 | 122 | 120 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 78 | 52 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 |
760 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 44 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | 14 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 75 | 118 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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