
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 9AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
863 | 840 | 673 | 1553 | 1884 | 1550 | 2102 | 2550 | 2716 | 2454 | 2650 | 9952 | 9672 | 3618 | 3291 | 2982 | 2691 | 1600 | 1240 | 2002 | 1933 | 1776 | 8809 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:55AM2.23m | 7:10PM2.16m | 7:50AM2.14m | 8:10PM2.07m | 8:53AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM1.03m | 1:10PM1.13m | 1:34AM1.12m | 2:01PM1.21m | 2:32AM1.17m | 3:01PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 |
863 | 840 | 463 | 1553 | 1884 | 1550 | 2102 | 2550 | 2716 | 2454 | 2650 | 3287 | 3728 | 3618 | 3291 | 2982 | 2691 | 1600 | 1240 | 2002 | 1933 | 1776 | 1676 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 17 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 10 | SW 9 |
20 | 32 | 673 | 44 | 42 | 101 | 60 | 20 | 96 | 66 | 108 | 101 | 98 | 127 | 145 | 145 | 98 | 888 | 888 | 93 | 51 | 65 | 249 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | — | ESE 11 | — | SE 12 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
7 | 3 | 30 | 4 | — | 40 | — | 39 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 96 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | NW 5 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | W 7 | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | 159 | 525 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 9952 | 9672 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 38 | — | — | 723 | 8809 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 110 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 257 |
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