Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.9° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.9
SE
11
1.1
S
9
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1018
817
657
567
451
430
364
268
198
187
257
209
356
311
214
190
192
192
186
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:44PM2.24m
8:18AM2.24m
8:46PM2.20m
9:26AM2.23m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.94m
2:07AM0.96m
2:38PM1.00m
3:08AM0.98m
3:41PM1.03m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
2
2
2
3
6
7
7
Feels °C
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
-2
-2
-3
-1
3
3
3
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