Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.4° C
2.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 5AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
545
472
434
655
1330
1194
1150
1493
2883
2001
1847
1505
1688
2930
2909
2635
2296
1872
1591
1429
1245
805
880
1093
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
5
E
20
SE
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:15PM2.20m
8:44AM2.21m
9:14PM2.20m
9:46AM2.24m
10:16PM2.23m
10:50AM2.28m
Low Tide
2:34AM1.01m
3:05PM0.99m
3:33AM1.01m
4:03PM1.00m
4:35AM0.97m
5:07PM0.99m
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8:22
8:22
8:22
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5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
Feels °C
3
5
2
-1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
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