Catlins River Mouth Surf Break
Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Catlins River Mouth

Issued: 5 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
12.4° C

2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 9AM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)16ft (5.0m)15s
Afternoon (08 Jun)20ft (6.0m)16s
Evening (08 Jun)23ft (7.0m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
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!
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3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
6
SSW
16
7
SSW
16
7
SSW
17
6.5
SSW
16
6.5
SSW
16
6
SSW
15
5.5
SSW
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13440
7891
10282
12783
17969
24101
26940
22292
20089
15971
10310
7274
6034
4852
3678
1944
1444
949
649
470
357
293
1044
1042
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:22AM2.12m
8:52PM2.14m
9:19AM2.17m
9:50PM2.18m
10:16AM2.23m
10:46PM2.24m
Low Tide
2:13AM1.07m
2:45PM1.00m
3:08AM1.06m
3:39PM0.99m
4:06AM1.03m
4:35PM0.97m
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:19
8:19
8:21
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
10
9
7
8
9
9
10
10
9
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
12
Feels °C
6
3
2
0
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
2
3
4
6
6
8
6
6
7
7
9
10
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
5
SSW
17
5.5
SSW
17
5.5
SSW
17
5.5
SSW
17
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
4.5
S
15
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.1
SSW
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
4295
5155
6829
8498
12411
18195
19234
16761
13508
11681
8851
7274
6034
4852
3678
1944
1444
949
649
470
250
171
1044
1042
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.8
S
20
1
S
19
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SSE
13
Energy kJ
16
16
15
495
730
2862
3419
488
674
489
367
325
264
357
149
131
222
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
21
0.5
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
8
9
59
169
293
108
110
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
6
SSW
16
7
SSW
16
7
SSW
17
6.5
SSW
16
6.5
SSW
16
6
SSW
15
5.5
SSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
0.5
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
13440
7891
10282
12783
17969
24101
26940
22292
20089
15971
10310
5387
4747
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
4
4
5
7
9
8
7
4
5
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
Distance (km)
147
147
161
256
440
712
995
671
256
256
181
8
21
21
21
8
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
1
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
8
8
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