Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.9° C
1.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
215
149
51
41
22
54
73
99
95
91
212
348
474
879
1032
1388
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
5
N
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:49PM2.16m
10:24AM2.17m
10:48PM2.14m
11:21AM2.16m
Low Tide
4:01AM1.11m
4:27PM1.17m
5:00AM1.13m
5:28PM1.20m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
8
8
10
13
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
10
9
7
Feels °C
5
4
3
4
4
6
10
8
8
6
5
5
4
5
6
7
3
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