Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.1° C
2.0° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 7AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
3
S
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1
SSW
9
0.9
SE
11
1.1
S
9
0.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1403
1569
1847
821
724
1152
1018
817
657
567
451
442
313
185
198
194
186
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:51PM2.27m
7:19AM2.26m
7:44PM2.24m
8:18AM2.24m
8:46PM2.20m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.92m
1:42PM0.94m
2:07AM0.96m
2:38PM1.00m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
Feels °C
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
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