Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.2° C
2.1° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
15
4
SW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
983
334
264
218
163
158
127
96
74
69
109
201
153
214
237
243
243
344
399
1132
6559
7139
6138
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
45
WNW
45
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM2.12m
10:07PM2.08m
10:44AM2.10m
11:08PM2.07m
11:41AM2.11m
Low Tide
3:18AM1.16m
3:45PM1.24m
4:22AM1.17m
4:53PM1.24m
5:24AM1.13m
5:56PM1.18m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
9
10
10
8
9
8
7
8
11
13
11
9
8
8
9
5
6
7
6
6
Feels °C
6
4
3
5
6
7
4
6
4
3
4
7
10
9
6
5
4
4
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
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