Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is

11.0° C

Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (28 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	754	746	823	811	799	799	811	823	911	1081	1052	924	857	732	612	447	439	768	589	530	443	362	321
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	2:03AM2.20m				2:28PM2.24m				2:41AM2.22m					3:05PM2.26m				3:16AM2.24m				3:41PM2.28m
Low Tide			8:17AM0.92m				8:37PM0.96m				8:54AM0.86m					9:12PM0.89m				9:31AM0.81m


	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	10	12	13	12	11	11	10	9	9	11	13	12	10	9	8	7	7	9	13	11	10
Feels °C	6	6	7	9	11	9	8	8	7	5	5	7	10	9	7	6	5	3	3	6	10	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 12	SSW 15	ESE 12	SSW 14
kJ	754	746	823	811	799	799	811	823	823	1081	1052	924	857	732	528	447	439	768	589	341	443	224	321
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 12	E 12	SSW 15	E 12	SSW 14	ESE 11
kJ	129	104	89	92	94	489	691	774	911	811	713	703	681	545	612	342	253	432	347	530	279	362	217
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	ENE 5	ENE 6
kJ	21	21	24	29	99	325	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	106	390	371	333	18	38	38	14	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 6	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 3	NE 4	ENE 5	NE 6
kJ	98	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	5	45	83
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	9	5	5	5	6	4	8	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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