Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 11 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
12.3° C

2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (10 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1
SW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
496
431
534
1189
1055
1081
870
730
674
418
921
742
778
759
740
551
449
438
867
1099
1393
1503
1310
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:16AM2.23m
10:46PM2.24m
11:13AM2.31m
11:41PM2.31m
12:10PM2.39m
00:36AM2.38m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.97m
5:04AM0.98m
5:32PM0.94m
6:00AM0.90m
6:30PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:21
8:21
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
9
10
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
9
8
9
8
9
8
9
7
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1
SW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
649
496
369
262
1189
1055
1081
870
730
674
418
921
742
778
759
740
551
449
438
867
1099
1393
1503
1310
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
362
264
431
534
108
133
466
444
280
197
418
103
73
40
38
25
14
15
164
18
16
72
24
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
20
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
SW
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
74
37
276
117
222
54
39
15
13
170
103
5
2
23
17
17
8
28
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NW
4
0.3
WSW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
5
3
5
10
6
25
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
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