Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.7° 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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2548
2515
1993
1776
1622
1319
1114
969
663
902
680
1043
1846
2545
2958
2955
2651
2412
2186
1948
1752
1548
1341
1090
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:25PM2.26m
1:43AM2.23m
2:08PM2.26m
2:24AM2.23m
2:50PM2.26m
3:03AM2.23m
Low Tide
7:38PM1.10m
7:57AM1.00m
8:21PM1.06m
8:38AM0.97m
9:00PM1.03m
9:17AM0.93m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:26
8:26
8:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
6
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2548
2515
1993
1776
1622
1319
1114
969
663
902
680
1043
1846
2545
2958
2955
2651
2412
2186
1948
1752
1548
1341
1090
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
141
191
210
210
210
210
206
167
160
150
110
106
106
106
106
80
80
80
82
57
133
121
119
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
S
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.2
E
13
0.4
ENE
12
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
153
71
194
194
13
49
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
57
61
10
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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