Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
1
2
2
1
0
2
3
2
1
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4
2
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
1.3
SW
10
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
263
209
140
105
73
295
375
362
551
688
6636
2300
2300
6749
9243
8449
8588
9440
Wind (km/h)
20
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
W
20
WNW
15
NW
35
WNW
40
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:09PM2.33m
3:20AM2.36m
3:44PM2.38m
3:57AM2.40m
4:21PM2.40m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.77m
9:37AM0.70m
9:53PM0.74m
10:15AM0.70m
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7:16
7:16
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6:05
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
7
8
8
9
10
12
10
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
Feels °C
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
6
3
1
3
4
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
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