Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 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 11AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.9
SW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1628
1410
1375
2007
1780
1511
1177
911
796
2847
2241
680
536
520
437
220
304
294
246
303
303
367
476
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
12:14PM2.17m
00:34AM2.16m
1:02PM2.19m
1:21AM2.17m
1:47PM2.21m
Low Tide
5:58AM1.11m
6:27PM1.17m
6:50AM1.06m
7:17PM1.11m
7:36AM0.99m
8:00PM1.03m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:27
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
4
4
5
5
4
3
2
3
3
3
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
6
9
11
9
9
Feels °C
-2
-3
-2
0
1
0
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
1
1
2
1
1
-1
0
1
5
8
6
6
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