Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.7° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (14 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
2.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
4
SSW
15
5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
230
246
306
597
1223
1728
2091
1444
1315
1148
891
1055
915
768
730
624
683
683
818
3009
5433
6720
9783
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
W
30
W
30
W
40
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:16AM2.45m
2:51PM2.52m
3:10AM2.50m
3:44PM2.55m
4:01AM2.53m
4:35PM2.54m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.59m
9:04PM0.68m
9:28AM0.52m
9:54PM0.64m
10:20AM0.50m
10:43PM0.63m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
clear
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light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
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8:19
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
10
13
10
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
8
6
8
7
8
7
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
3
2
2
6
11
7
5
4
4
4
3
4
6
4
1
3
0
1
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
2
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