Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 851 | 674 | 568 | 482 | 362 | 357 | 284 | 257 | 205 | 205 | 208 | 178 | 175 | 212 | 264 | 342 | 730 | 924 | 1010 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:01PM2.44m | 5:24AM2.42m | 5:40PM2.36m | 6:07AM2.33m | 6:22PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.82m | 11:40AM0.90m | 11:59PM0.93m | 12:23PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 851 | 674 | 568 | 482 | 362 | 357 | 284 | 257 | 205 | 205 | 208 | 178 | 175 | 212 | 264 | 342 | 730 | 924 | 1010 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 159 | 123 | 112 | 88 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 2 | N 3 | E 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 40 | 40 | 40 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 115 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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