Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.2° C
2.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1358
1358
1288
1136
983
334
264
218
163
158
125
96
81
69
128
139
153
214
267
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:01PM2.11m
9:41AM2.12m
10:07PM2.08m
10:44AM2.10m
Low Tide
2:45PM1.17m
3:18AM1.16m
3:45PM1.24m
4:22AM1.17m
4:53PM1.24m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
9
7
7
8
10
10
8
8
7
9
7
11
13
11
9
Feels °C
5
5
6
5
5
3
3
3
6
7
4
4
2
4
2
7
10
9
6
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