Catlins River Mouth Surf Break
Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Catlins River Mouth

Issued: 11 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
12.4° C

2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 4PM is: 6.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 5.0m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)16ft (5.0m)15s
Afternoon (08 Jun)20ft (6.0m)16s
Evening (08 Jun)23ft (7.0m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
6
SSW
16
7
SSW
16
7
SSW
17
6.5
SSW
16
6.5
SSW
16
6
SSW
15
5.5
SSW
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
0.9
SW
14
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10282
13188
17969
24396
26259
21695
19793
16668
11750
7319
6122
4834
3903
2096
1573
966
649
486
369
322
1189
1042
1081
991
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:22AM2.12m
8:52PM2.14m
9:19AM2.17m
9:50PM2.18m
10:16AM2.23m
10:46PM2.24m
Low Tide
2:45PM1.00m
3:08AM1.06m
3:39PM0.99m
4:06AM1.03m
4:35PM0.97m
5:04AM0.98m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:19
8:19
8:21
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
8
7
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
1
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
6
7
7
7
9
9
8
9
8
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
5
SSW
17
5.5
SSW
18
5.5
SSW
17
5.5
SSW
17
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
15
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
6829
8498
12892
18405
18599
16184
13017
11801
8289
7319
6122
4834
3903
2096
1573
966
649
486
369
217
1189
1042
1081
991
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
1.2
S
19
1.1
S
19
2.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
9
1.2
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
15
984
891
2680
4308
978
674
449
367
325
264
261
297
110
465
466
378
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
19
0.1
S
21
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
S
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
Energy kJ
752
9
73
64
322
120
82
55
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
6
SSW
16
7
SSW
16
7
SSW
17
6.5
SSW
16
6.5
SSW
16
6
SSW
15
5.5
SSW
14
3.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
10282
13188
17969
24396
26259
21695
19793
16668
11750
4998
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
3
1
5
4
4
5
7
9
8
7
9
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
147
258
427
722
995
263
256
256
181
8
21
21
21
21
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
8
7
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
3
5
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
6
7
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
9
5
7
7
6
5
5
8
6
9
9
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