Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 6 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is

12.2°C

Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 6	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	44	84	80	79	75	73	145	72	98	91	384	711	949	899	874	874	822	702	653	506	421	373	180
Wind (km/h)	N	WNW	WNW	NW	SSW	SW	W	NW	NW	NW	SW	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			9:51AM2.25m					10:21PM2.24m				10:57AM2.25m				11:25PM2.27m				11:58AM2.27m
Low Tide	3:31AM0.83m					4:02PM0.94m				4:36AM0.83m				5:08PM0.93m				5:37AM0.82m				6:09PM0.90m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:36	—
mm	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	12	12	12	14	11	10	9	10	13	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	10	11	12	11	11
Feels °C	10	12	10	10	11	10	7	7	6	7	11	8	8	7	6	4	5	5	6	7	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 6
kJ	56	52	44	36	37	46	26	38	41	43	384	711	949	899	874	874	822	702	653	506	421	373	80
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	S 11
kJ	44	84	80	79	75	73	72	72	98	82	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	2	2	2	114
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	SSW 16	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13
kJ	23	23	8	10	13	17	33	25	16	91	5	5	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	180
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NW 4	—	—	WSW 6	—	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	146	6	—	—	75	—	145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	18	27	44	60	100	127	115
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	15	89	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	69	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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Rating (10 max)	1	1		2	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	3	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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