Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.1° C
1.9° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)19s
Evening (02 Aug)6ft (1.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
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3
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0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
10
1.4
SE
12
3
SW
10
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
0.9
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
19
1.8
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
5.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
752
497
1347
409
403
634
1094
1724
1995
4322
4138
10875
6030
7218
5587
3994
6372
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:04AM2.31m
5:28PM2.31m
5:44AM2.31m
6:07PM2.30m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.82m
11:23AM0.78m
11:40PM0.84m
12:06PM0.82m
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8:00
8:00
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5:32
5:35
 mm
1
9
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
7
7
7
6
5
Feels °C
2
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
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