Catlins River Mouth Surf Break
Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Catlins River Mouth

Issued: 5 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
12.2° C

2.3°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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (05 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
3
2
4
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.6
ENE
9
1.2
SW
7
1.7
WSW
6
0.8
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
0.8
SSW
20
1.6
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
75
85
92
90
64
53
79
65
63
59
131
245
86
413
227
482
1172
523
1714
3675
4660
4409
3769
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
30
WSW
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
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
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:51AM2.12m
6:22PM2.15m
6:37AM2.10m
7:07PM2.12m
7:27AM2.10m
7:57PM2.12m
Low Tide
12:14PM1.00m
00:33AM1.06m
1:01PM1.01m
1:21AM1.07m
1:52PM1.01m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:17
8:17
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
14
15
12
11
10
10
11
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
12
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
11
13
10
9
7
7
7
5
6
7
3
1
0
0
2
2
4
4
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.4
ENE
8
1.2
SW
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
1.7
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.6
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
Energy kJ
89
75
85
92
90
64
53
55
55
57
59
63
67
21
187
32
30
470
338
1714
3675
4660
4409
3769
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SW
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
NE
10
0.8
SSW
20
1.3
SSW
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
Energy kJ
108
61
59
37
37
37
37
79
41
47
45
40
26
35
28
25
25
23
523
270
8
8
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
Energy kJ
46
6
5
5
15
16
17
67
65
63
59
44
56
44
40
18
42
154
24
17
9
9
12
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
1.2
SW
7
1.7
WSW
6
0.8
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
NW
6
0.5
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
Energy kJ
4
13
26
47
131
245
86
413
227
482
1172
3
3
3
60
6
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
8
0
10
10
377
257
21
57
0
57
57
61
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
1
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
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