
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1628 | 1410 | 1375 | 2007 | 1780 | 1511 | 1177 | 911 | 796 | 2847 | 2241 | 680 | 536 | 520 | 437 | 220 | 304 | 294 | 246 | 303 | 303 | 367 | 476 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:14PM2.17m | 00:34AM2.16m | 1:02PM2.19m | 1:21AM2.17m | 1:47PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM1.11m | 6:27PM1.17m | 6:50AM1.06m | 7:17PM1.11m | 7:36AM0.99m | 8:00PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
1628 | 1410 | 1375 | 2007 | 1780 | 1511 | 1177 | 911 | 796 | 774 | 644 | 680 | 536 | 520 | 437 | 220 | 304 | 294 | 243 | 303 | 303 | 367 | 476 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 |
24 | 16 | 95 | 43 | 72 | 72 | 143 | 211 | 203 | 245 | 223 | 217 | 211 | 206 | 200 | 51 | 180 | 178 | 246 | 231 | 179 | 143 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 16 | S 16 |
39 | 39 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 78 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 57 | 186 | 53 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | WNW 4 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 4 | — | — |
79 | 67 | 181 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 29 | 2847 | 2241 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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