Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.8° C

2.3°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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SW
13
2.1
SW
10
3
SW
11
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
10
2.2
S
10
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1548
1360
1224
788
934
662
653
743
682
621
630
621
556
384
328
352
869
2228
672
1015
448
910
862
763
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:02AM2.24m
10:30PM2.21m
10:58AM2.23m
11:23PM2.21m
11:51AM2.24m
Low Tide
3:42AM1.00m
4:08PM1.00m
4:39AM1.05m
5:03PM1.07m
5:34AM1.06m
5:58PM1.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:25
8:26
8:26
8:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
7
5
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
4
4
4
5
7
5
5
3
2
2
3
5
1
1
-2
0
1
0
-2
0
1
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
1.5
SSW
10
2.2
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
Energy kJ
1548
1360
1224
788
934
662
653
743
682
621
630
621
556
384
328
352
277
1098
16
32
448
910
505
450
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.8
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SW
5
0.5
SW
7
0.3
SW
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
9
0.9
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3
3
3
149
2
82
67
1
3
28
4
9
8
10
23
23
5
24
6
52
30
303
862
763
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
26
6
5
3
5
6
86
18
14
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
WSW
4
1.3
W
5
0.3
WNW
2
1.1
WSW
8
2.1
SW
10
3
SW
11
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
1.8
S
8
Energy kJ
7
11
7
5
14
11
90
1
169
869
2228
672
1015
408
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
4
1
1
4
1
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
10
57
61
147
61
110
256
293
115
8
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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