Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.3° C
(Which is 3.0°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 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
1.8
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)108881515161614151616161514141814161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)851522781437353403573441245382306280212191186211178160206203441414314255
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
W
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
2.48
2:20AM
2.48
2:39PM
2.55
3:04AM
2.52
3:27PM
2.58
3:50AM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
0.69
8:33AM
0.68
9:00PM
0.67
9:19AM
0.65
9:46PM
0.69
10:07AM
0.64
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-
Sunset-6:01-------6:00------5:58-------
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
11------11-1-----121--1-
Temp. °C111091011881112121110989131411101010101111
Feels °C (?)333564469119765611128778787
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