Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.8° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 7AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.1
S
10
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SE
12
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
1.2
SE
12
0.9
SSW
20
1.3
SSW
19
3.5
WSW
9
2.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5468
6304
6473
7415
5690
4531
2651
1835
1322
865
594
455
1270
1228
403
634
1273
1946
3399
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
4:16PM2.30m
4:26AM2.29m
4:51PM2.31m
5:04AM2.31m
5:28PM2.31m
Low Tide
10:22PM0.83m
10:44AM0.77m
11:00PM0.82m
11:23AM0.78m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
6
6
6
6
3
7
8
7
8
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
-7
-6
-3
-3
-2
0
-2
1
2
1
1
3
3
5
4
5
5
4
3
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