Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 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 (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (22 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
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
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.7
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2628
2329
1913
1724
1548
1360
1224
788
934
754
653
743
586
621
630
621
501
431
402
363
342
723
336
547
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:32PM2.23m
10:02AM2.24m
10:30PM2.21m
10:58AM2.23m
11:23PM2.21m
11:51AM2.24m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.91m
3:42AM1.00m
4:08PM1.00m
4:39AM1.05m
5:03PM1.07m
5:34AM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:25
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
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
7
7
6
6
6
8
9
8
7
6
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
9
7
7
5
4
4
4
5
7
6
4
4
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
1
1
-1
-2
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
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
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SW
13
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2628
2329
1913
1724
1548
1360
1224
788
934
754
653
743
586
621
630
621
501
431
402
363
342
26
234
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.9
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.1
NE
8
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
S
18
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
3
3
3
188
2
82
67
3
41
26
12
15
17
9
9
9
9
24
46
120
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
8
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
1
26
14
12
5
1
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.6
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
1.5
SW
13
1.7
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
Energy kJ
4
3
5
33
6
5
723
336
547
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
109
263
293
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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