Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3979 | 2558 | 2023 | 1459 | 1027 | 1932 | 2556 | 514 | 606 | 553 | 561 | 674 | 926 | 1162 | 1245 | 1214 | 933 | 721 | 674 | 665 | 584 | 584 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05AM2.37m | 6:26PM2.32m | 6:59AM2.31m | 7:22PM2.25m | 8:02AM2.25m | 8:30PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.87m | 00:49AM0.86m | 1:19PM0.94m | 1:46AM0.91m | 2:19PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 3979 | 2535 | 2023 | 1459 | 1027 | 604 | 394 | 514 | 606 | 553 | 561 | 674 | 926 | 1162 | 1245 | 1214 | 933 | 721 | 674 | 665 | 584 | 584 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 2558 | 1871 | 1019 | 85 | 466 | 357 | 277 | 262 | 234 | 192 | 148 | 113 | 60 | 51 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 32 | 96 | 79 | 26 | 449 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | SW 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | NE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 284 | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 41 | 43 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 47 | 7 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 8 | W 4 |
| kJ | 3801 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1932 | 2556 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 72 | 23 | 106 | 2 | 7 | 289 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 64 | 57 | 563 | 564 | 161 |
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