Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.2° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 9AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (05 Jul)6ft (1.9m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
11
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.6
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
318
314
268
292
1146
2423
2976
3440
3400
2961
2686
2133
1728
1437
1193
1145
943
822
702
682
553
427
427
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:11AM2.20m
6:37PM2.21m
6:56AM2.20m
7:22PM2.20m
7:47AM2.20m
8:15PM2.20m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.95m
12:34PM0.90m
00:52AM0.97m
1:21PM0.93m
1:41AM0.99m
2:11PM0.96m
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
8
13
6
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
8
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
Feels °C
6
1
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
1.3
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
408
166
314
268
146
1146
2423
2976
3440
3400
2961
773
639
555
416
1193
1145
943
822
702
682
553
427
427
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
E
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Energy kJ
330
318
242
194
158
59
100
94
75
68
113
2686
2133
1728
1437
321
260
142
188
168
51
102
77
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.7
E
11
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
NE
9
1
SW
8
0.9
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.7
E
9
0.4
NE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
S
19
Energy kJ
122
125
292
41
125
123
62
22
21
41
32
29
19
78
18
88
63
32
34
188
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
6
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
21
74
148
251
512
766
1055
1047
982
958
120
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
4
5
1
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
3
69
256
293
293
263
263
404
157
115
115
108
108
109
15
15
15
15
15
91
15
15
15
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
5
6
7
5
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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