
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 6PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 20 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1872 | 1849 | 1675 | 1493 | 1324 | 1037 | 1010 | 674 | 530 | 449 | 449 | 515 | 460 | 373 | 373 | 282 | 164 | 94 | 180 | 97 | 111 | 128 | 163 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:53AM2.35m | 00:19AM2.32m | 12:54PM2.42m | 1:19AM2.39m | 1:54PM2.48m | 2:16AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.94m | 6:39AM0.81m | 7:14PM0.86m | 7:39AM0.70m | 8:11PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | |
— | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
1872 | 1849 | 1675 | 1493 | 1324 | 1037 | 1010 | 674 | 530 | 449 | 449 | 515 | 460 | 373 | 373 | 282 | 164 | 40 | 92 | 97 | 111 | 69 | 46 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
120 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 57 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 94 | 69 | 61 | 43 | 128 | 163 | 249 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 44 | 42 | 41 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 40 | 31 | 75 | 44 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 2 |
11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 24 | 29 | 61 | 94 | 180 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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