
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 9PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1055 | 915 | 768 | 730 | 693 | 683 | 840 | 924 | 1589 | 6077 | 10974 | 10663 | 3623 | 11210 | 9563 | 2705 | 7276 | 2206 | 2611 | 5616 | 6768 | 6401 | 18339 | 7101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:44PM2.55m | 4:01AM2.53m | 4:35PM2.54m | 4:51AM2.53m | 5:23PM2.50m | 5:41AM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.64m | 10:20AM0.50m | 10:43PM0.63m | 11:10AM0.53m | 11:33PM0.68m | 12:00PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
1055 | 915 | 768 | 730 | 693 | 683 | 840 | 924 | 1589 | 3800 | 4122 | 4032 | 3623 | 3768 | 3331 | 2705 | 2329 | 2206 | 2611 | 5616 | 6768 | 6401 | 6876 | 7101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 66 | 57 | 58 | 147 | 206 | 232 | 291 | 288 | 402 | 512 | 545 | 627 | 620 | 649 | 632 | 608 | 584 | 553 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | ENE 8 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — |
11 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 53 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 730 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 3 | SW 14 | — | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | WNW 3 | SW 17 | — |
— | — | 5 | 3 | 61 | 191 | 266 | 430 | 486 | 6077 | 10974 | 10663 | 8 | 11210 | 9563 | 6 | 7276 | — | 80 | — | 89 | 10 | 18339 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 109 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 8 |
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