Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
0
2
2
0
1
1
!
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.2
S
11
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
1.1
SW
9
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
12
4
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1189
1004
789
956
359
311
329
294
327
314
269
183
102
183
509
722
4214
772
712
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
50
NE
40
NE
15
N
10
NW
5
SSW
10
NW
20
W
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:33PM2.29m
2:45AM2.30m
3:09PM2.33m
3:20AM2.36m
3:44PM2.38m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.82m
9:00AM0.74m
9:16PM0.77m
9:37AM0.70m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:07
 mm
5
2
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
11
12
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
-3
-2
0
5
5
5
4
6
9
5
3
3
2
2
2
4
6
4
3
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