
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 1AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2032 | 3236 | 2662 | 2049 | 1682 | 1340 | 1688 | 3010 | 2909 | 2635 | 2269 | 1872 | 1654 | 1429 | 1245 | 1037 | 857 | 1106 | 2137 | 2119 | 2084 | 1872 | 1872 | 1675 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:14PM2.20m | 9:46AM2.24m | 10:16PM2.23m | 10:50AM2.28m | 11:18PM2.27m | 11:53AM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.99m | 3:33AM1.01m | 4:03PM1.00m | 4:35AM0.97m | 5:07PM0.99m | 5:38AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
2032 | 3236 | 2662 | 2049 | 1682 | 1340 | 1688 | 3010 | 2909 | 2635 | 2269 | 1872 | 1654 | 1429 | 1245 | 1037 | 857 | 1106 | 2137 | 2119 | 2084 | 1872 | 1872 | 1675 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
141 | 179 | 99 | 202 | 242 | 1287 | 874 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 221 | 221 | 269 | 269 | 264 | 259 | 638 | 239 | 202 | 198 | 158 | 122 | 122 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | S 24 | E 12 | S 21 | SSW 20 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | 44 | 102 | 323 | 517 | 242 | 233 | 270 | 358 | 400 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 290 | 760 | 244 | 306 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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