Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 2AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
6
5
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
15
3.5
WSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
SSW
12
1.9
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2779
4697
3979
2535
2023
1485
1027
604
357
648
606
606
701
730
926
1175
1245
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:05AM2.37m
6:26PM2.32m
6:59AM2.31m
7:22PM2.25m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.80m
12:27PM0.87m
00:49AM0.86m
1:19PM0.94m
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
14
15
13
13
12
11
11
10
12
12
13
11
Feels °C
3
4
5
5
6
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
10
9
11
8
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