Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.2° C

1.8°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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (05 Jul)6ft (1.9m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1.4
ENE
11
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.6
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
340
408
318
314
268
303
1146
2364
2976
3440
3400
2729
2388
2133
1728
1437
1193
1024
834
822
712
682
553
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
S
35
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:11AM2.20m
6:37PM2.21m
6:56AM2.20m
7:22PM2.20m
7:47AM2.20m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.95m
12:34PM0.90m
00:52AM0.97m
1:21PM0.93m
1:41AM0.99m
2:11PM0.96m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
10
10
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
Feels °C
8
7
2
1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
1.3
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
202
271
408
166
314
268
103
1146
2364
2976
3440
3400
935
735
539
470
435
449
421
395
355
284
262
211
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
E
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
352
340
330
318
242
194
155
56
104
140
54
35
2729
2388
2133
1728
1437
1193
1024
834
822
712
682
553
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.6
SW
13
0.7
E
11
0.6
SSW
19
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
6
103
125
292
32
71
74
110
22
21
20
20
21
3
24
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SSW
4
1.1
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.9
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
14
4
122
17
61
163
303
471
789
1159
1188
1056
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
4
5
6
7
9
5
1
1
2
1
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
8
8
109
109
293
293
293
293
293
157
115
115
108
108
108
15
15
15
15
15
104
90
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
9
5
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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