
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4409 | 3640 | 3080 | 2414 | 2107 | 1341 | 1027 | 674 | 568 | 482 | 362 | 297 | 191 | 142 | 99 | 92 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 85 | 147 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM2.23m | 10:54PM2.21m | 11:32AM2.28m | 11:57PM2.28m | 12:31PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.92m | 4:39PM0.99m | 5:12AM0.85m | 5:49PM0.90m | 6:15AM0.74m | 6:47PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
4409 | 3640 | 3080 | 2414 | 2107 | 1341 | 1027 | 674 | 568 | 482 | 165 | 157 | 122 | 129 | 99 | 92 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 7 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
— | — | 6 | 7 | — | 158 | 193 | 185 | 173 | 154 | 362 | 297 | 191 | 142 | 69 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 147 | 143 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 26 | 68 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 66 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 15 | 15 | 91 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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