Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.4° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 8PM is: 1.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1245
1037
857
1106
2137
2119
2084
2058
1872
1849
1675
1493
1324
1037
1010
880
716
619
619
515
460
379
373
309
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:50AM2.28m
11:18PM2.27m
11:53AM2.35m
00:19AM2.32m
12:54PM2.42m
1:19AM2.39m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.99m
5:38AM0.91m
6:12PM0.94m
6:39AM0.81m
7:14PM0.86m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
8:21
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5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
6
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
7
5
4
3
3
Feels °C
3
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
6
5
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
1
0
-2
-2
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