Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.4° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 9AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (30 Jun)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1752
1569
1360
1122
958
836
735
651
482
415
342
336
269
219
222
225
180
183
191
208
196
191
140
140
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:03AM2.23m
3:29PM2.26m
3:39AM2.22m
4:06PM2.25m
4:15AM2.21m
4:42PM2.24m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.93m
9:36PM0.99m
9:54AM0.90m
10:12PM0.96m
10:31AM0.88m
10:48PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:26
8:25
8:25
8:25
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
4
5
4
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1752
1569
1360
1122
958
836
735
651
482
415
342
336
269
219
222
225
180
183
191
208
196
191
140
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
123
121
119
82
78
77
49
48
48
60
43
50
50
50
50
50
49
54
31
31
50
55
58
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
4
5
2
24
57
48
49
41
23
22
14
6
5
1
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
5
7
2
3
1
1
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
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