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 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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

2.6°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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)18ft (5.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jun)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (09 Jun)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
16
6
SSW
15
5.5
SSW
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13171
16169
12169
7319
6122
4852
3903
2096
1469
1001
649
496
431
534
1189
1055
1081
991
730
584
489
921
742
778
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:19AM2.17m
9:50PM2.18m
10:16AM2.23m
10:46PM2.24m
11:13AM2.31m
11:41PM2.31m
Low Tide
3:08AM1.06m
3:39PM0.99m
4:06AM1.03m
4:35PM0.97m
5:04AM0.98m
5:32PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:19
8:21
8:21
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
0
2
3
5
6
5
7
7
6
7
8
8
10
9
9
8
8
6
6
7
6
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
22
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
11
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
363
11228
9045
7319
6122
4852
3903
2096
1469
1001
649
496
369
251
1189
1055
1081
991
730
584
489
921
742
778
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
19
1
S
19
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.2
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1655
730
3558
4499
978
576
382
437
362
264
431
534
132
222
466
436
330
239
170
133
97
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
20
0.9
S
18
0.1
S
21
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
20
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
19
0.8
S
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSE
10
Energy kJ
373
515
9
74
37
276
115
110
47
38
22
186
404
318
73
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
16
6
SSW
15
5.5
SSW
14
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
13171
16169
12169
6
7
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
5
5
6
5
7
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
263
256
181
8
8
8
21
21
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
7
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