Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
12.1° C

2.4°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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (19 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.8
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2787
3251
3736
3618
2895
2488
2027
1665
1299
995
491
421
368
373
379
373
472
376
290
1835
1632
378
186
1111
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:46PM2.48m
6:06AM2.44m
6:40PM2.41m
7:03AM2.38m
7:35PM2.33m
8:02AM2.32m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.74m
12:25PM0.64m
00:51AM0.79m
1:22PM0.72m
1:47AM0.87m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:23
8:25
8:25
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
6
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
8
7
6
8
12
15
16
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
6
6
7
6
6
4
2
3
7
10
12
12
11
9
7
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.8
SW
12
1
SSW
10
Energy kJ
2787
3251
3736
3618
2895
2488
2027
1665
1299
995
491
421
368
373
379
373
472
290
290
546
436
378
167
183
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.3
NE
4
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
18
0.7
SW
6
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SW
7
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
S
8
0.8
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1608
11
11
36
36
3
167
90
68
240
40
222
293
376
60
203
256
253
69
246
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
S
22
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
NE
6
0.6
S
19
0.5
NE
6
0.6
S
18
0.5
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
NE
11
Energy kJ
7
7
9
127
20
267
19
225
23
18
47
269
34
16
9
186
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NNW
3
2
WSW
6
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
9
8
14
10
44
16
2
300
75
60
115
1835
1632
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
2
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
Distance (km)
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
21
10
0
0
0
10
8
21
8
8
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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