Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.9°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 8AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
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2
1
!
3
3
!
0
!
0
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
3.5
WSW
10
0.9
SSW
18
1.3
SW
12
4
SW
12
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
3.5
SW
14
4
SSW
15
5.5
SW
15
4.5
SSW
16
6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
275
326
260
295
320
223
140
105
71
295
375
2474
448
534
5162
1982
1880
4533
6199
13676
10126
14635
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
30
NW
40
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:45AM2.30m
3:09PM2.33m
3:20AM2.36m
3:44PM2.38m
3:57AM2.40m
4:21PM2.40m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.74m
9:16PM0.77m
9:37AM0.70m
9:53PM0.74m
10:15AM0.70m
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7:18
7:16
7:16
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6:05
6:07
6:07
 mm
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
11
10
8
6
7
7
8
10
11
10
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
Feels °C
4
5
7
9
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
4
6
3
2
3
4
2
-1
-4
-4
-5
-5
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