Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.1° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 2PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.8
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
911
1081
1052
924
752
732
612
447
439
768
589
449
443
362
321
299
178
189
197
1172
3360
5312
4778
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
35
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:41AM2.22m
3:05PM2.26m
3:16AM2.24m
3:41PM2.28m
3:51AM2.27m
4:16PM2.30m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.86m
9:12PM0.89m
9:31AM0.81m
9:47PM0.85m
10:07AM0.77m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:04
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
11
13
11
10
9
7
7
7
11
13
11
9
8
7
8
7
6
5
6
5
Feels °C
6
5
4
7
10
8
7
6
3
3
3
7
11
10
6
6
5
5
3
-2
-6
-5
-4
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