
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
683 | 683 | 784 | 924 | 1258 | 5493 | 3530 | 10235 | 3392 | 3305 | 9872 | 8635 | 7771 | 7495 | 3950 | 7789 | 8123 | 7269 | 6711 | 16764 | 6059 | 4396 | 3931 | 3330 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01AM2.53m | 4:35PM2.54m | 4:51AM2.53m | 5:23PM2.50m | 5:41AM2.48m | 6:11PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.50m | 10:43PM0.63m | 11:10AM0.53m | 11:33PM0.68m | 12:00PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
683 | 683 | 784 | 924 | 1258 | 3284 | 3530 | 3789 | 3392 | 3305 | 3121 | 2919 | 2432 | 2329 | 3950 | 7789 | 8123 | 7269 | 6711 | 6423 | 6059 | 4396 | 3931 | 3330 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
43 | 37 | 66 | 144 | 146 | 147 | 206 | 232 | 291 | 288 | 397 | 505 | 545 | 627 | 620 | 649 | 624 | 608 | 576 | 553 | 494 | 402 | 384 | 379 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 11 | ESE 18 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 21 | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 14 | W 3 | SW 15 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | — |
86 | 196 | 291 | 375 | 468 | 5493 | 6 | 10235 | 5 | 8 | 9872 | 8635 | 7771 | 7495 | — | — | — | — | — | 16764 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 109 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 57 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 21 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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