Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 704 | 754 | 746 | 823 | 811 | 799 | 799 | 811 | 823 | 911 | 1081 | 1052 | 924 | 857 | 732 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:03AM2.20m | 2:28PM2.24m | 2:41AM2.22m | 3:05PM2.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM1.03m | 8:17AM0.92m | 8:37PM0.96m | 8:54AM0.86m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 304 | 704 | 754 | 746 | 823 | 811 | 799 | 799 | 811 | 823 | 823 | 1081 | 1052 | 924 | 857 | 732 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 138 | 127 | 129 | 104 | 108 | 92 | 94 | 489 | 691 | 774 | 911 | 811 | 713 | 703 | 572 | 545 | 530 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 231 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 99 | 362 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 44 | 98 | 104 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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