Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.2° C
1.9° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 9AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)5ft (1.6m)17s
Afternoon (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
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2
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2
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4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
3
SSW
15
4.5
SW
15
2.5
SSW
15
4
SW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1444
1479
1372
1150
1055
915
768
730
740
840
829
1087
5502
6612
11601
10417
10073
3597
9659
2777
6842
2061
2007
1693
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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
3:10AM2.50m
3:44PM2.55m
4:01AM2.53m
4:35PM2.54m
4:51AM2.53m
5:23PM2.50m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.52m
9:54PM0.64m
10:20AM0.50m
10:43PM0.63m
11:10AM0.53m
11:33PM0.68m
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8:18
8:18
8:18
8:17
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5:14
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
5
Temp °C
7
7
7
8
10
8
7
10
7
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
10
10
9
Feels °C
4
4
3
5
6
5
2
4
2
0
1
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
5
6
6
6
4
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