Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
13.9° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
ENE
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.4
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)101414101313699777888899999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)208200189144142140138216173242150112296403593284297363380397405363378328
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
2.00
9:23PM
2.03
9:50AM
2.01
10:24PM
2.06
10:48AM
2.07
11:18PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:28AM
1.23
3:05PM
1.15
3:34AM
1.20
4:09PM
1.10
4:39AM
1.14
5:06PM
1.02
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise--7:09-------7:11-------7:13-----
Sunset-----6:13-------6:10-------6:08--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121111131212121212131316161514131313131416141313
Feels °C (?)8891189101081010131313111010981114131112
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