Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 7AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6976 | 9736 | 9736 | 9083 | 11179 | 10113 | 8486 | 4381 | 3671 | 4697 | 3813 | 2359 | 1871 | 1360 | 1064 | 508 | 716 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18AM2.41m | 5:40PM2.37m | 6:05AM2.37m | 6:26PM2.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.76m | 11:39AM0.79m | 11:59PM0.80m | 12:27PM0.87m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 6786 | 6599 | 6199 | 4989 | 4596 | 3939 | 2822 | 2548 | 4697 | 3813 | 2359 | 1871 | 1360 | 1064 | 508 | 716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | 1221 | 1456 | — | — | 2113 | 1728 | 680 | 106 | 407 | 348 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 441 | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 6976 | 9736 | 9736 | 9083 | 11179 | 10113 | 8486 | 4381 | 3671 | 3097 | 3123 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 263 | 256 | 256 | 57 | 161 | 161 | 110 | 69 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 8 |
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