Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.8° C
1.7° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 3AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
179
201
246
220
237
256
252
162
178
246
240
310
499
487
463
434
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:55PM2.19m
10:36AM2.25m
11:04PM2.22m
11:42AM2.30m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.96m
4:50PM1.01m
5:23AM0.89m
6:00PM0.94m
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cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
1
3
2
2
Temp °C
8
9
8
8
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
4
5
4
5
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
4
5
5
5
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