Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.8° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 4PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
3.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
3.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
449
443
362
321
299
175
189
203
788
4233
6100
7019
7660
5777
3367
2535
1747
1250
942
657
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NW
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
35
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:41PM2.28m
3:51AM2.27m
4:16PM2.30m
4:26AM2.29m
4:51PM2.31m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.81m
9:47PM0.85m
10:07AM0.77m
10:22PM0.83m
10:44AM0.77m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:03
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
5
1
4
2
1
Temp °C
7
10
12
11
9
8
8
9
8
8
5
5
6
7
6
6
3
7
7
7
8
Feels °C
4
7
9
9
6
5
4
4
2
0
-6
-5
-3
-1
-1
0
-2
2
1
0
1
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