
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
442 | 1871 | 517 | 548 | 479 | 465 | 373 | 215 | 149 | 51 | 41 | 22 | 55 | 72 | 99 | 93 | 91 | 242 | 419 | 616 | 879 | 1032 | 1162 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM2.20m | 9:49PM2.16m | 10:24AM2.17m | 10:48PM2.14m | 11:21AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM1.05m | 3:29PM1.10m | 4:01AM1.11m | 4:27PM1.17m | 5:00AM1.13m | 5:28PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
442 | 376 | 517 | 548 | 479 | 465 | 373 | 215 | 149 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 72 | 18 | 19 | 91 | 242 | 419 | 616 | 879 | 1032 | 1162 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
12 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 10 | 99 | 93 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
— | 12 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | NW 3 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 6 |
— | 1871 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 41 | — | 2 | 35 | — | — | — | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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