Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 2AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3528 | 3027 | 1403 | 1569 | 1847 | 821 | 724 | 1152 | 1018 | 817 | 657 | 567 | 451 | 391 | 318 | 185 | 233 | 187 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:51PM2.27m | 7:19AM2.26m | 7:44PM2.24m | 8:18AM2.24m | 8:46PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.88m | 1:12AM0.92m | 1:42PM0.94m | 2:07AM0.96m | 2:38PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3528 | 3027 | 1403 | 1569 | 1847 | 740 | 648 | 1152 | 1018 | 817 | 657 | 567 | 451 | 391 | 318 | 185 | 146 | 153 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 1771 | 1030 | 536 | 848 | 821 | 724 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 79 | 124 | 233 | 187 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | NE 13 | E 13 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 48 | 7 | 3 | 804 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 28 | 79 | 126 | 70 | 122 | 205 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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