Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.1° C
1.9° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
!
2
5
3
2
!
!
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
2.3
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
1.2
SSW
19
3.5
WSW
10
1.8
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1348
1108
768
497
488
940
1625
1829
1094
2402
1995
4233
4138
4409
5807
7494
5152
6571
5662
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
Wind State
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
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:51PM2.31m
5:04AM2.31m
5:28PM2.31m
5:44AM2.31m
6:07PM2.30m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.82m
11:23AM0.78m
11:40PM0.84m
12:06PM0.82m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:35
 mm
1
5
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
8
7
7
6
5
Feels °C
2
1
2
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
5
3
3
1
-2
-3
-5
-6
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