Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 5AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
237 | 243 | 243 | 344 | 399 | 798 | 3883 | 5212 | 10128 | 8409 | 11140 | 3563 | 4516 | 3309 | 3102 | 2887 | 2580 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:08PM2.07m | 11:41AM2.11m | 00:02AM2.09m | 12:31PM2.14m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM1.13m | 5:56PM1.18m | 6:19AM1.06m | 6:48PM1.09m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
237 | 243 | 243 | 344 | 399 | 798 | 19 | 21 | 5952 | 4970 | 4209 | 3563 | 4516 | 3309 | 3102 | 2887 | 2580 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
28 | 75 | 104 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 26 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 36 | — | — | 8 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NW 4 | WSW 7 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | WNW 3 |
— | — | 40 | 13 | 181 | 750 | 3883 | 5212 | 10128 | 8409 | 11140 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 567 | 564 | 587 | 563 | 408 | 256 | 161 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 0 | 61 |
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