Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.9° C
1.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 7AM is: 3.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)18s
Afternoon (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
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5
4
3
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3
3
3
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3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
15
3.5
SSW
19
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
4
SW
14
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9738
7707
8606
8324
7715
6560
5625
4451
4066
5368
3121
2684
2648
6249
2880
3093
3252
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:41AM2.48m
6:11PM2.44m
6:32AM2.42m
6:59PM2.36m
Low Tide
11:33PM0.68m
12:00PM0.61m
00:22AM0.76m
12:51PM0.72m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:17
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
4
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
11
11
9
9
7
7
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
4
4
2
2
4
4
5
6
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