Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.4° 

Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 8AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.5
ENE
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1010
674
530
449
619
515
460
379
313
229
164
175
97
106
91
128
163
249
246
306
597
1023
1496
2114
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:19AM2.32m
12:54PM2.42m
1:19AM2.39m
1:54PM2.48m
2:16AM2.45m
2:51PM2.52m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.81m
7:14PM0.86m
7:39AM0.70m
8:11PM0.76m
8:35AM0.59m
9:04PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:21
8:21
8:19
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
7
8
7
5
4
3
3
3
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
9
11
10
9
7
Feels °C
3
3
3
4
5
4
1
0
-2
-2
-2
3
6
5
3
3
1
1
1
6
9
8
6
4
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