Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 2AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1488 | 2048 | 2199 | 2071 | 1997 | 3779 | 3565 | 3731 | 3298 | 3024 | 2731 | 2410 | 2615 | 2940 | 2977 | 2940 | 2649 | 2348 | 1955 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:10PM2.54m | 4:26AM2.55m | 4:54PM2.51m | 5:12AM2.50m | 5:36PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.61m | 10:44AM0.55m | 11:04PM0.67m | 11:30AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
1488 | 2048 | 2199 | 2071 | 1997 | 3042 | 3565 | 3731 | 3298 | 3024 | 2731 | 2410 | 2615 | 2940 | 2977 | 2940 | 2649 | 2348 | 1955 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
90 | 89 | 94 | 104 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
15 | 42 | 60 | 62 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3779 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 57 | 64 | 119 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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