Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.5° C

2.1°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 2AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Afternoon (06 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
7
1.3
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
1146
2364
2976
3440
3400
2961
2599
2133
1728
1437
1067
1024
943
822
712
682
561
472
427
368
655
1330
1194
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:37PM2.21m
6:56AM2.20m
7:22PM2.20m
7:47AM2.20m
8:15PM2.20m
8:44AM2.21m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.90m
00:52AM0.97m
1:21PM0.93m
1:41AM0.99m
2:11PM0.96m
2:34AM1.01m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:23
8:23
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
3
3
2
1
3
5
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
5
5
7
Feels °C
-2
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
-1
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
1.3
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
3
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
111
1146
2364
2976
3440
3400
1094
860
742
596
447
354
268
943
822
712
682
561
472
427
368
362
1330
1194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.5
E
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
2.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.7
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
158
57
106
102
77
56
2961
2599
2133
1728
1437
1067
1024
173
109
44
128
157
109
83
329
655
60
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
19
0.4
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
292
34
179
17
33
31
20
3
58
74
69
9
36
32
55
81
81
81
83
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
5
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
396
816
1223
1363
1315
1134
96
90
58
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
2
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
293
263
257
258
157
115
115
108
108
108
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
75
15
15
69
108
115
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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