Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
14.8° C
(Which is 3.0°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 12PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (30 Mar)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
5.5
SSW
5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2.3
SW
1.6
S
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161615141413141414141414141414121211131213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2310235821331654139325102618515311622830666068108679328012506996996104796485778318047231750
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
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
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
2.34
2:05PM
2.37
2:32AM
2.38
2:49PM
2.43
3:15AM
2.42
3:31PM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
0.80
8:19PM
0.70
8:42AM
0.75
9:04PM
0.69
9:24AM
0.73
9:46PM
0.71
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--7:54-------7:56-------7:58-----
Sunset-----7:35-------7:32-------7:30--
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
51--1--1----------------
Temp. °C121212161212111099101111111098881518171616
Feels °C (?)9108115421023456654441216141414
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