Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
12.2°C
2.1° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
1
ENE
7
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1.3
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
82
82
43
44
96
86
79
75
73
72
98
178
196
236
801
975
1010
982
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
S
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SSE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:13PM2.24m
9:51AM2.25m
10:21PM2.24m
10:57AM2.25m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.93m
3:31AM0.83m
4:02PM0.94m
4:36AM0.83m
5:08PM0.93m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:16
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6:15
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8:31
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8:32
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8:35
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1
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Temp °C
19
19
15
12
13
12
11
12
12
14
12
10
9
9
12
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
15
15
11
8
8
10
9
10
11
12
9
7
6
6
10
9
8
8
6
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