
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2909 | 2635 | 2269 | 1872 | 1654 | 1429 | 1245 | 1037 | 857 | 1106 | 2137 | 2119 | 2084 | 2058 | 1872 | 1849 | 1675 | 1493 | 1324 | 1037 | 784 | 880 | 530 | 449 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM2.23m | 10:50AM2.28m | 11:18PM2.27m | 11:53AM2.35m | 00:19AM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM1.00m | 4:35AM0.97m | 5:07PM0.99m | 5:38AM0.91m | 6:12PM0.94m | 6:39AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | 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 |
2909 | 2635 | 2269 | 1872 | 1654 | 1429 | 1245 | 1037 | 857 | 1106 | 2137 | 2119 | 2084 | 2058 | 1872 | 1849 | 1675 | 1493 | 1324 | 1037 | 784 | 880 | 530 | 449 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 |
225 | 225 | 225 | 221 | 225 | 269 | 264 | 210 | 206 | 732 | 202 | 161 | 158 | 122 | 120 | 90 | 92 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 96 | 45 | 71 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 9 |
358 | 419 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 290 | 760 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | 44 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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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