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: 11 am 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
12.3° C

2.4°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 (07 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 6PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)3ft (0.9m)20s
Afternoon (07 Jun)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (07 Jun)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
5
3
!
2
2
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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
20
2.1
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
5.5
SW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5.5
SSW
16
6.5
SSW
16
7
SSW
16
5.5
SSW
17
6.5
SSW
16
6
SSW
15
6
SSW
15
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
1.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
678
3027
4274
4845
4902
14079
4295
4585
9122
11704
15780
22352
25986
17737
19845
16443
15235
7421
6300
4852
3678
1941
1444
843
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
20
W
Wind State
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:27AM2.10m
7:57PM2.12m
8:22AM2.12m
8:52PM2.14m
9:19AM2.17m
9:50PM2.18m
Low Tide
1:52PM1.01m
2:13AM1.07m
2:45PM1.00m
3:08AM1.06m
3:39PM0.99m
4:06AM1.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:19
8:19
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
12
12
13
13
14
12
10
8
8
9
8
10
10
10
9
10
10
12
11
11
10
11
Feels °C
2
4
6
6
7
6
6
4
2
-1
-1
-1
-2
0
1
2
3
5
5
7
6
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
9
2.1
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
5.5
SSW
17
5.5
SSW
17
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
15
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
1.9
S
11
Energy kJ
300
3027
4274
4845
4902
4911
4295
4585
5747
7763
10878
16022
19014
13533
11720
8780
7421
6300
4852
3678
1941
1444
843
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
20
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
15
0.3
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
ESE
14
1.2
S
19
1
S
19
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
678
22
16
8
42
37
16
16
15
18
1081
752
2862
3688
1073
509
449
437
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
24
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
NW
6
5.5
SW
16
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5.5
SSW
16
6.5
SSW
16
7
SSW
16
5.5
SSW
17
6.5
SSW
16
6
SSW
15
6
SSW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
4
5
3
47
14079
8
12
9122
11704
15780
22352
25986
17737
19845
16443
15235
5069
4949
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
5
4
4
2
3
2
1
2
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
8
7
5
5
4
Distance (km)
57
61
61
0
61
69
170
147
161
256
545
408
256
256
256
256
181
8
21
21
21
21
21
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
7
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
3
3
4
2
4
9
9
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
9
6
9
7
9
8
7
6
5
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Catlins River Mouth surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest