Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
97
77
82
75
75
107
249
246
306
597
1036
1534
2024
1479
1330
1388
1081
926
915
768
730
574
592
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
30
NW
30
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:54PM2.48m
2:16AM2.45m
2:51PM2.52m
3:10AM2.50m
3:44PM2.55m
4:01AM2.53m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.70m
8:11PM0.76m
8:35AM0.59m
9:04PM0.68m
9:28AM0.52m
9:54PM0.64m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:21
8:19
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
4
7
9
9
7
7
6
6
7
9
12
10
8
8
7
7
6
8
9
7
6
9
8
7
Feels °C
0
3
6
6
3
3
2
2
3
5
9
6
5
5
4
3
2
5
6
3
1
2
1
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