Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.4° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2909
2635
2269
1872
1654
1429
1245
1037
857
1106
2137
2119
2084
2058
1872
1849
1675
1493
1324
1037
784
880
530
449
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:16PM2.23m
10:50AM2.28m
11:18PM2.27m
11:53AM2.35m
00:19AM2.32m
Low Tide
4:03PM1.00m
4:35AM0.97m
5:07PM0.99m
5:38AM0.91m
6:12PM0.94m
6:39AM0.81m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
10
9
8
7
7
6
5
6
Feels °C
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
6
8
7
5
4
4
3
1
2
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