
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12AM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4032 | 17619 | 8820 | 14627 | 11627 | 3903 | 3080 | 2414 | 2107 | 1899 | 1027 | 674 | 522 | 437 | 362 | 297 | 191 | 142 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:44PM2.17m | 10:26AM2.23m | 10:54PM2.21m | 11:32AM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM1.03m | 4:02AM0.92m | 4:39PM0.99m | 5:12AM0.85m | 5:49PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 |
4032 | 5553 | 5718 | 5303 | 4409 | 3903 | 3080 | 2414 | 2107 | 1899 | 1027 | 674 | 522 | 437 | 160 | 192 | 132 | 103 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | 169 | 166 | 185 | 158 | 362 | 297 | 191 | 142 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
7 | 17619 | 8820 | 14627 | 11627 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 147 | 147 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 75 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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