Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 3PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1674
1733
1188
2758
2883
2664
2478
2252
1840
1561
1207
913
785
861
359
344
289
295
370
385
326
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
25
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
35
NE
15
N
5
NW
5
SW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:56PM2.23m
2:09AM2.24m
2:33PM2.29m
2:45AM2.30m
3:09PM2.33m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.88m
8:06PM0.89m
8:24AM0.80m
8:41PM0.82m
9:00AM0.74m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
1
1
5
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
4
4
2
2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
1
6
7
6
5
9
9
6
4
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