Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
12
1.5
S
12
3
WSW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1027
604
2493
521
606
553
614
730
926
1162
1245
1214
933
837
674
674
674
592
720
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
0
SW
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
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
6:26PM2.32m
6:59AM2.31m
7:22PM2.25m
8:02AM2.25m
8:30PM2.19m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.87m
00:49AM0.86m
1:19PM0.94m
1:46AM0.91m
2:19PM1.00m
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7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
3
2
3
1
1
3
1
3
2
Temp °C
16
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
14
14
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
6
Feels °C
12
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
11
12
8
8
6
4
2
2
-1
-1
-1
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