
Surf Forecasts:
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) - 5ft (1.6m), 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 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
682 | 561 | 545 | 434 | 434 | 655 | 1330 | 1194 | 1294 | 3236 | 2662 | 2049 | 1847 | 1459 | 1688 | 2930 | 2909 | 2635 | 2296 | 1872 | 1591 | 1429 | 1245 | 1037 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15PM2.20m | 8:44AM2.21m | 9:14PM2.20m | 9:46AM2.24m | 10:16PM2.23m | 10:50AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.96m | 2:34AM1.01m | 3:05PM0.99m | 3:33AM1.01m | 4:03PM1.00m | 4:35AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
682 | 561 | 545 | 434 | 434 | 362 | 1330 | 1194 | 1294 | 3236 | 2662 | 2049 | 1847 | 1459 | 893 | 2930 | 2909 | 2635 | 2296 | 1872 | 1591 | 1429 | 1245 | 1037 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 18 | E 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
91 | 157 | 94 | 62 | 86 | 655 | 26 | 64 | 141 | 179 | 217 | 205 | 202 | 1106 | 1688 | 233 | 229 | 218 | 210 | 206 | 210 | 218 | 210 | 206 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 21 | NE 9 | S 19 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 12 | SW 24 | S 24 | SSW 22 | S 21 | SSW 20 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 20 |
51 | 36 | 22 | 190 | 422 | 59 | 61 | 72 | 22 | 44 | 92 | 323 | 517 | 198 | 194 | 331 | 419 | 400 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 299 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 117 | — | — | — | 66 | 56 | 72 | 338 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 57 | 61 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 115 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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