Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 8AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
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4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
913
1209
1863
4343
6662
4408
3770
3200
2679
2247
1895
3513
3017
1380
718
847
459
1518
1537
1358
1358
1288
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:46AM2.34m
7:05PM2.28m
7:38AM2.25m
7:59PM2.18m
8:38AM2.17m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.88m
1:03PM0.94m
1:25AM1.00m
1:52PM1.07m
2:18AM1.10m
2:45PM1.17m
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7:37
7:35
7:33
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5:52
5:53
5:54
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
5
6
5
6
6
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