Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.8° C
1.5° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 2AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (25 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1388
1516
1628
1410
1948
1826
1780
1364
1177
911
796
774
644
553
536
520
504
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:43PM2.14m
12:14PM2.17m
00:34AM2.16m
1:02PM2.19m
Low Tide
5:58AM1.11m
6:27PM1.17m
6:50AM1.06m
7:17PM1.11m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:10
8:08
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
7
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
3
2
3
4
4
6
7
5
5
Feels °C
3
-1
-1
-2
0
0
1
0
-2
-4
-2
-1
-1
2
3
1
1
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