Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.4° C
2.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 6PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
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)
0
2
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1330
1194
1586
3236
2662
2001
1682
1340
1688
3010
2909
2635
2269
1872
1654
1429
1245
805
857
1259
2137
2119
2084
1872
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
15
SSE
30
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:44AM2.21m
9:14PM2.20m
9:46AM2.24m
10:16PM2.23m
10:50AM2.28m
11:18PM2.27m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.99m
3:33AM1.01m
4:03PM1.00m
4:35AM0.97m
5:07PM0.99m
5:38AM0.91m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
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5:07
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
7
1
2
Temp °C
5
7
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
6
5
Feels °C
-1
3
-1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
5
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
5
3
2
1
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