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 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 5AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (09 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
4
4
3
3
5
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
S
20
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.7
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
2.1
SW
13
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
20
2.2
SSW
19
3.5
SW
14
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
194
273
270
333
596
322
385
1541
1257
1441
1327
3612
4813
5878
6631
6874
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:54AM2.37m
1:25PM2.42m
1:44AM2.45m
2:14PM2.48m
Low Tide
6:47PM0.79m
7:11AM0.64m
7:38PM0.70m
8:01AM0.57m
8:24PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:22
 mm
4
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
5
5
7
11
12
10
6
6
6
5
6
8
9
8
6
Feels °C
3
3
2
2
3
7
8
7
0
2
1
-1
0
2
2
2
0
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