Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 6PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
673 | 597 | 575 | 575 | 525 | 422 | 422 | 463 | 379 | 700 | 1488 | 2048 | 2408 | 2046 | 1972 | 2445 | 3381 | 2872 | 3298 | 3024 | 2682 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:24PM2.54m | 3:40AM2.55m | 4:10PM2.54m | 4:26AM2.55m | 4:54PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.49m | 9:33PM0.59m | 9:58AM0.49m | 10:19PM0.61m | 10:44AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
326 | 289 | 230 | 575 | 525 | 422 | 422 | 463 | 310 | 700 | 1488 | 2048 | 2408 | 2046 | 1972 | 2445 | 3381 | 2872 | 3298 | 3024 | 2682 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
673 | 597 | 575 | 136 | 121 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 57 | 93 | 72 | 89 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | ESE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
32 | 30 | 29 | 88 | 66 | 80 | 61 | 58 | 379 | 169 | 15 | 60 | 64 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | 71 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 108 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 8 |
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