
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 20 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1010 | 674 | 530 | 449 | 619 | 515 | 460 | 379 | 313 | 229 | 164 | 175 | 97 | 106 | 91 | 128 | 163 | 249 | 246 | 306 | 597 | 1023 | 1496 | 2114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:19AM2.32m | 12:54PM2.42m | 1:19AM2.39m | 1:54PM2.48m | 2:16AM2.45m | 2:51PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.81m | 7:14PM0.86m | 7:39AM0.70m | 8:11PM0.76m | 8:35AM0.59m | 9:04PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 |
1010 | 674 | 530 | 449 | 619 | 515 | 460 | 379 | 313 | 229 | 164 | 88 | 97 | 106 | 91 | 51 | 41 | 48 | 66 | 306 | 597 | 1023 | 1496 | 2114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
65 | 71 | 72 | 57 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 69 | 71 | 61 | 42 | 128 | 163 | 249 | 246 | 51 | 55 | 42 | 36 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | SSW 20 | E 8 | SW 13 | E 8 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 |
— | 65 | 44 | 42 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 31 | 75 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 64 | 175 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 182 | 201 | — | — | — | 112 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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