Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.7° C

2.3°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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (26 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
662
1065
1762
1785
1919
1931
2061
2548
2483
1993
1776
1622
1319
1175
1083
663
915
965
1058
1696
2276
2662
2736
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
0
WNW
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:40PM2.25m
00:59AM2.23m
1:25PM2.26m
1:43AM2.23m
2:08PM2.26m
2:24AM2.23m
Low Tide
6:50PM1.12m
7:13AM1.04m
7:38PM1.10m
7:57AM1.00m
8:21PM1.06m
8:38AM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:26
8:26
8:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
4
3
1
2
3
4
5
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
515
662
1065
1762
1785
1919
1931
2061
2548
2483
1993
1776
1622
1319
1175
1083
663
915
965
1058
1696
2276
2662
2736
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
161
107
56
56
75
86
52
115
141
191
206
210
210
210
167
167
128
150
112
108
106
106
106
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
58
56
127
178
24
153
250
194
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
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