Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 8PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
153 | 214 | 237 | 225 | 243 | 344 | 399 | 828 | 4193 | 5605 | 10281 | 8948 | 12325 | 3800 | 4516 | 3309 | 3102 | 2887 | 2483 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:08PM2.07m | 11:41AM2.11m | 00:02AM2.09m | 12:31PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM1.24m | 5:24AM1.13m | 5:56PM1.18m | 6:19AM1.06m | 6:48PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
153 | 214 | 237 | 225 | 243 | 344 | 399 | 788 | 20 | 21 | 5952 | 5038 | 4209 | 3800 | 4516 | 3309 | 3102 | 2887 | 2483 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
27 | 26 | 28 | 75 | 25 | 46 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 18 | 19 | 40 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 104 | 36 | 36 | 36 | — | — | 8 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 |
— | 14 | 1 | 25 | 64 | 3 | 152 | 828 | 4193 | 5605 | 10281 | 8948 | 12325 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 645 | 615 | 563 | 563 | 404 | 256 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 57 |
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