Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 4PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
1
3
0
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
348
474
890
1032
1388
1516
1608
1410
1375
1826
1613
1364
1052
911
796
785
644
599
536
528
238
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
W
30
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:21AM2.16m
11:43PM2.14m
12:14PM2.17m
00:34AM2.16m
1:02PM2.19m
Low Tide
5:28PM1.20m
5:58AM1.11m
6:27PM1.17m
6:50AM1.06m
7:17PM1.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:10
8:08
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
2
2
1
4
2
2
1
Temp °C
7
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
2
2
3
4
3
6
7
5
5
Feels °C
5
6
6
4
2
-2
-1
-3
-1
0
1
0
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
2
3
1
1
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