Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.2° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 7AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)19s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2662
2049
1682
1340
1688
3010
2909
2635
2269
1872
1654
1429
1245
1037
857
1106
2137
2119
2084
2058
1872
1675
1675
1493
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:14PM2.20m
9:46AM2.24m
10:16PM2.23m
10:50AM2.28m
11:18PM2.27m
11:53AM2.35m
Low Tide
3:33AM1.01m
4:03PM1.00m
4:35AM0.97m
5:07PM0.99m
5:38AM0.91m
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8:22
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8:22
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5:08
5:09
5:10
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Temp °C
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
6
6
6
8
10
8
Feels °C
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
2
2
2
5
7
5
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