Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.9° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
!
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
2.4
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
19
1.7
SW
10
4
WSW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2478
2444
1977
1561
1189
1004
709
606
700
374
294
367
348
377
326
218
190
102
295
603
4222
1043
1308
Wind (km/h)
20
E
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
45
NE
35
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
5
W
15
NW
25
W
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:09AM2.24m
2:33PM2.29m
2:45AM2.30m
3:09PM2.33m
3:20AM2.36m
3:44PM2.38m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.80m
8:41PM0.82m
9:00AM0.74m
9:16PM0.77m
9:37AM0.70m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:07
 mm
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
12
11
10
9
8
9
8
9
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
0
-2
-3
-4
-2
-2
0
5
5
6
5
10
10
6
3
4
3
1
3
3
4
4
3
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