
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
934 | 662 | 653 | 743 | 682 | 621 | 630 | 2158 | 508 | 384 | 418 | 4180 | 4385 | 977 | 1175 | 1384 | 2669 | 2025 | 2577 | 2160 | 1817 | 763 | 763 | 530 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30PM2.21m | 10:58AM2.23m | 11:23PM2.21m | 11:51AM2.24m | 00:13AM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM1.00m | 4:39AM1.05m | 5:03PM1.07m | 5:34AM1.06m | 5:58PM1.11m | 6:25AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
934 | 662 | 653 | 743 | 682 | 621 | 630 | 763 | 508 | 384 | 418 | 1657 | 1206 | 977 | 27 | 30 | 1429 | 2025 | 2577 | 2160 | 1817 | 763 | 763 | 530 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | NE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 |
2 | 82 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 270 | 161 | 185 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | S 9 | — | — | NE 7 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | — | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 11 | 2 | 7 | 10 | — | 2158 | 21 | 56 | 293 | 4180 | 4385 | 1 | 1175 | 1384 | 2669 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 293 | 293 | 115 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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