Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)77888889991010101010101010101212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302311151311383446284339421388414378378322313319273279302625855973957926
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
W
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
0
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:50AM
2.01
10:24PM
2.06
10:48AM
2.07
11:18PM
2.12
11:39AM
2.16
12:06AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:09PM
1.10
4:39AM
1.14
5:06PM
1.02
5:34AM
1.04
5:57PM
0.92
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---6:10-------6:08-------6:07----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------10
Temp. °C131515141314131313141413121212111115141312111110
Feels °C (?)10121211101110991113121111101091411101010116
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