Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 7PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
2
!
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.6
E
1.7
E
2.2
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
4.5
ENE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)1313161514141467788899101010111112121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)245230277382268211206206271494729916115214061660211717751851213049132069208415971200
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
2.25
9:32PM
2.26
10:03AM
2.20
10:45PM
2.23
11:15AM
2.21
11:52PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
0.88
3:44AM
0.99
4:20PM
0.90
4:55AM
0.99
5:29PM
0.87
6:05AM
0.95
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:50-------7:50-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:43-------7:40----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------243------22--
Temp. °C121211121213131314151514141415151617191514151414
Feels °C (?)986881098888767991012161414151313
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