Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 8PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
E
1.7
WSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)777888999991010101010101010151510714
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)308419572620614103910031211614577508529470510496496487408346290272235277200
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffoffglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
2.19
6:40AM
2.11
7:19PM
2.11
7:36AM
2.04
8:18PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18PM
1.08
12:42AM
1.17
1:05PM
1.13
1:31AM
1.21
2:01PM
1.16
2:28AM
1.23
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise7:05-------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---6:19-------6:16-------6:15----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141414131213151717161512121318161412111110
Feels °C (?)8789910101111131715131299121412108788
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