Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.1° C

1.7°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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.2
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
140
81
79
71
69
51
43
55
55
103
158
197
136
263
251
370
672
645
431
308
194
191
1033
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:51AM2.20m
5:18PM2.23m
5:30AM2.20m
5:56PM2.22m
6:11AM2.20m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.95m
11:10AM0.88m
11:27PM0.94m
11:50AM0.88m
00:07AM0.95m
12:34PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:25
8:25
8:23
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
9
7
8
9
10
12
12
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
6
6
6
4
5
6
8
8
5
3
4
5
6
9
10
6
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
1.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
140
140
81
79
53
52
51
33
17
36
40
60
100
136
136
108
370
672
645
431
308
163
118
1033
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
58
57
55
53
71
69
44
12
52
52
21
51
100
99
263
251
352
340
295
318
236
194
191
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.1
S
24
0.5
E
12
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
5
4
5
5
5
6
43
25
55
52
33
52
48
48
45
39
23
19
11
70
140
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.7
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
7
10
30
55
55
103
158
197
19
175
22
38
67
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
2
6
6
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
21
0
0
8
8
10
8
104
108
108
293
293
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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