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Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
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Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 7AM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | |
6354 | 13155 | 13860 | 9338 | 5681 | 8612 | 5938 | 5899 | 7943 | 6954 | 8175 | 7312 | 2803 | 2165 | 1845 | 4402 | 4186 | 1402 | 1676 | 2288 | 5352 | 7012 | 7189 | 6593 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | |
High Tide | 8:36PM2.06m | 9:03AM2.05m | 9:35PM2.08m | 10:01AM2.11m | 10:32PM2.15m | 10:55AM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM1.14m | 3:24PM1.06m | 3:50AM1.10m | 4:20PM1.01m | 4:47AM1.04m | 5:14PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
— | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
4005 | 4702 | 4832 | 5488 | 41 | 5469 | 41 | 68 | 5337 | 4758 | 4007 | 3344 | 2803 | 2165 | 1845 | 1702 | 1402 | 1402 | 1676 | 2288 | 3465 | 4585 | 4717 | 4444 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 15 | ENE 10 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
119 | 133 | 88 | 64 | 9 | 40 | 72 | 40 | 66 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 63 | 59 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 54 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | — | — | S 26 | SSW 25 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | 53 | 127 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
6354 | 13155 | 13860 | 9338 | 5681 | 8612 | 5938 | 5899 | 7943 | 6954 | 8175 | 7312 | — | 3 | 5 | 4402 | 4186 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5352 | 7012 | 7189 | 6593 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 74 | 110 | 256 | 403 | 407 | 403 | 109 | 57 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
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