Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 28 May 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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (28 May)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
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5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9643
8765
3993
3578
3030
2650
2160
1873
1491
1357
1211
1058
820
497
619
419
255
212
190
154
101
98
98
85
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
5
W
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:03PM2.32m
1:23AM2.30m
1:45PM2.33m
2:03AM2.30m
2:26PM2.33m
2:42AM2.30m
Low Tide
7:13PM1.01m
7:34AM0.96m
7:57PM1.02m
8:16AM0.96m
8:38PM1.03m
8:55AM0.97m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:11
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:04
5:04
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
11
10
9
8
10
11
12
14
6
7
7
8
6
6
7
8
9
7
6
7
7
6
7
7
8
7
6
5
7
8
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
S
9
0.6
E
6
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
4807
4386
3993
3578
3030
2650
2160
1873
1491
1357
1211
1058
820
497
619
419
255
212
190
154
76
24
98
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.6
SSE
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
9
0.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
14
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
160
2
59
90
99
68
76
101
98
40
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
10
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
S
8
0.5
E
5
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
13
13
2
2
2
2
13
20
21
50
15
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
12
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
9643
8765
3968
2368
5
9
2
6
27
44
51
61
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
8
8
21
21
0
0
0
0
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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