Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.5°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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
E
10
1
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
16
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
219
222
183
183
183
191
175
201
144
140
140
81
79
70
69
51
43
52
75
52
158
198
176
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-off
High Tide
4:06PM2.25m
4:15AM2.21m
4:42PM2.24m
4:51AM2.20m
5:18PM2.23m
5:30AM2.20m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.96m
10:31AM0.88m
10:48PM0.95m
11:10AM0.88m
11:27PM0.94m
11:50AM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
9
13
13
11
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
6
5
6
4
4
6
8
7
5
4
6
8
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
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
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
269
219
222
183
183
183
191
175
201
144
140
140
81
79
53
52
51
33
18
27
39
75
105
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
50
50
50
50
49
31
31
31
33
55
58
57
55
53
70
69
44
12
52
52
21
33
99
98
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
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
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
Energy kJ
23
24
15
12
5
5
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
5
5
5
43
25
55
52
51
52
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
4
2
2
1
3
5
7
29
75
158
198
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
55
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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