Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 9PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 479 | 465 | 373 | 215 | 149 | 51 | 41 | 22 | 54 | 73 | 99 | 95 | 91 | 89 | 283 | 487 | 869 | 1032 | 1388 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:49PM2.16m | 10:24AM2.17m | 10:48PM2.14m | 11:21AM2.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM1.10m | 4:01AM1.11m | 4:27PM1.17m | 5:00AM1.13m | 5:28PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 479 | 465 | 373 | 215 | 149 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 22 | 18 | 91 | 89 | 283 | 487 | 869 | 1032 | 1388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 12 | 99 | 95 | 12 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | — | 46 | 46 | 24 | 24 | — | 1 | 2 | 74 | 64 | — | — | — | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
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