Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2006 | 1561 | 1189 | 1004 | 715 | 897 | 332 | 691 | 336 | 294 | 271 | 320 | 269 | 190 | 151 | 327 | 897 | 1010 | 1155 | 1043 | 791 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:33PM2.29m | 2:45AM2.30m | 3:09PM2.33m | 3:20AM2.36m | 3:44PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.80m | 8:41PM0.82m | 9:00AM0.74m | 9:16PM0.77m | 9:37AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2006 | 1561 | 1189 | 1004 | 447 | 541 | 318 | 374 | 336 | 294 | 271 | 320 | 269 | 145 | 142 | 327 | 897 | 1010 | 1155 | 1043 | 791 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | — | 249 | 286 | 359 | 332 | 275 | 326 | 254 | 208 | 196 | 170 | 190 | 151 | 100 | 54 | 371 | 337 | 413 | 625 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 216 | 237 | 226 | 149 | 114 | 90 | 85 | 84 | 104 | 77 | 48 | 295 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | — | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 2 | SW 7 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 6 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 57 | 194 | 423 | 610 | 715 | 897 | 844 | 691 | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 109 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 378 | 181 | 663 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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