
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | 73 | 99 | 95 | 91 | 245 | 348 | 474 | 890 | 1032 | 3761 | 1516 | 1463 | 1410 | 1531 | 1566 | 2028 | 1491 | 1292 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:48PM2.14m | 11:21AM2.16m | 11:43PM2.14m | 12:14PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM1.17m | 5:00AM1.13m | 5:28PM1.20m | 5:58AM1.11m | 6:27PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
13 | 73 | 99 | 95 | 91 | 245 | 348 | 474 | 890 | 1032 | 1235 | 1516 | 1463 | 1410 | 1531 | 1566 | 2028 | 1491 | 1292 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 17 |
54 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 181 | 143 | 72 | 41 | 143 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | SE 18 | ENE 9 |
10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 9 | 78 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | NE 7 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 31 | 43 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 53 | 3761 | 81 | 145 | 198 | 362 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 297 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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