Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1027 | 604 | 2493 | 521 | 606 | 553 | 614 | 730 | 926 | 1162 | 1245 | 1214 | 933 | 837 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 592 | 720 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26PM2.32m | 6:59AM2.31m | 7:22PM2.25m | 8:02AM2.25m | 8:30PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.87m | 00:49AM0.86m | 1:19PM0.94m | 1:46AM0.91m | 2:19PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
1027 | 604 | 335 | 521 | 606 | 553 | 614 | 730 | 926 | 1162 | 1245 | 1214 | 933 | 837 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 219 | 252 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
106 | 412 | 357 | 277 | 262 | 240 | 186 | 151 | 113 | 60 | 39 | 63 | 57 | 57 | 31 | 10 | 30 | 592 | 720 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 11 | SW 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | NE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
5 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 42 | 55 | 7 | 23 | 56 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 36 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | WNW 3 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | W 4 | W 4 |
1 | 1 | 2493 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | — | 4 | 63 | 128 | 169 | 13 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 109 | 109 | 587 | 69 | 168 |
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