
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
19135 | 7969 | 6824 | 10891 | 10006 | 9782 | 7989 | 10277 | 4128 | 3736 | 2029 | 1712 | 1537 | 1209 | 1095 | 975 | 851 | 674 | 568 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:42PM2.52m | 3:59AM2.54m | 4:22PM2.50m | 4:41AM2.49m | 5:01PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.65m | 10:15AM0.66m | 10:34PM0.72m | 10:57AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
9131 | 7969 | 6824 | 7283 | 6450 | 6048 | 5409 | 4649 | 4128 | 3736 | 2029 | 1712 | 1537 | 1209 | 1095 | 975 | 851 | 674 | 568 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 444 | 359 | 292 | 361 | 276 | 235 | 192 | 155 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | W 4 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19135 | — | 12 | 10891 | 10006 | 9782 | 7989 | 10277 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 69 | 147 | 161 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 109 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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