Catlins River Mouth Surf Break
Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Catlins River Mouth

Issued: 5 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (04 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
13
1
E
7
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
9
1.8
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
161
116
116
140
192
111
109
108
71
75
94
94
70
70
78
65
68
59
57
109
168
459
299
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:10AM2.16m
5:41PM2.18m
5:51AM2.12m
6:22PM2.15m
6:37AM2.10m
7:07PM2.12m
Low Tide
11:30AM0.99m
11:50PM1.06m
12:14PM1.00m
00:33AM1.06m
1:01PM1.01m
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:17
8:17
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
11
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
12
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
8
7
7
Feels °C
6
5
5
7
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
12
13
10
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
1
-1
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.9
SW
7
0.4
ENE
8
1.3
SSW
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
90
161
116
51
89
94
103
109
71
71
75
94
94
70
70
54
54
54
38
39
63
28
230
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
180
26
31
116
114
113
111
80
108
61
59
37
37
37
37
78
40
68
45
42
45
44
28
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
S
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
1
56
55
38
38
38
1
1
19
5
5
5
15
16
17
67
65
63
59
57
26
2
41
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
WSW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
9
1.8
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
Energy kJ
37
46
62
52
140
192
1
1
1
1
1
8
23
47
109
168
459
299
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
8
10
104
377
404
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
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