Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
2
WSW
0.7
ESE
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1616151515141471215151513121212888816161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)575469372279188186140361131130152154162287330314277341291746532683749657
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
NW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
NW
30
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
2.40
5:17PM
2.42
5:42AM
2.42
5:59PM
2.43
6:23AM
2.41
6:45PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
0.66
11:12AM
0.71
11:37PM
0.66
11:54AM
0.71
12:20AM
0.70
12:39PM
0.74
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---6:58--------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset-------8:49-------8:46-------8:45
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1--3-1111-------
Temp. °C12121212141819181311121012121211109101011141414
Feels °C (?)121110101213151599745544325671179
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