Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 09 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 3AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

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 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
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
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3903
2096
1469
1004
649
496
431
534
1189
1055
1081
870
730
674
418
857
742
778
759
641
608
449
422
1015
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:50PM2.18m
10:16AM2.23m
10:46PM2.24m
11:13AM2.31m
11:41PM2.31m
12:10PM2.39m
Low Tide
4:06AM1.03m
4:35PM0.97m
5:04AM0.98m
5:32PM0.94m
6:00AM0.90m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:21
8:21
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
8
9
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
7
8
7
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
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
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
3903
2096
1469
1004
649
496
377
260
1189
1055
1081
870
730
674
418
857
742
778
759
641
608
449
301
1015
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.2
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SW
5
0.8
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
978
576
382
437
362
264
431
534
108
222
466
378
330
234
170
133
86
58
38
25
23
7
422
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
20
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSE
11
0.1
S
7
0.3
SW
5
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
9
74
37
276
115
110
53
53
22
13
418
133
1
5
4
17
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.3
SW
5
0.8
WSW
5
Energy kJ
4
4
5
11
4
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
21
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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