Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.1° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2831
2684
2648
2449
2919
3093
3360
3578
3869
4757
3225
2868
2546
1984
1657
1327
1144
888
650
540
1600
1913
1839
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:32AM2.42m
6:59PM2.36m
7:26AM2.34m
7:51PM2.28m
8:23AM2.26m
8:49PM2.21m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.76m
12:51PM0.72m
1:13AM0.86m
1:42PM0.86m
2:06AM0.96m
2:34PM0.99m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
8
7
7
8
8
9
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
4
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
7
5
4
3
3
3
4
7
8
6
6
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