Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1414131312121212121212131313161514141467777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20012114412811812212212212092120172245198277382305211206181263341563607
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
2.41
7:42AM
2.33
8:22PM
2.33
8:48AM
2.25
9:32PM
2.26
10:03AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
0.87
2:05PM
0.83
2:38AM
0.95
3:09PM
0.88
3:44AM
0.99
4:20PM
0.90
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:47-------7:48-------7:50---
Sunset-------7:46-------7:45-------7:43
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C141515161721211513131211111112121212121314151414
Feels °C (?)14141314141818131212118778898888876
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