Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.1° C
2.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 1PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (03 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
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0
0
0
0
0
!
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3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
2.3
S
10
2
SSE
10
2
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4429
5242
8809
7284
5587
6268
5986
5652
5995
6101
6893
5912
3344
2798
2253
1862
949
792
1156
778
816
725
551
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
off
High Tide
5:44AM2.31m
6:07PM2.30m
6:28AM2.29m
6:51PM2.27m
7:19AM2.26m
7:44PM2.24m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.82m
00:24AM0.87m
12:51PM0.88m
1:12AM0.92m
1:42PM0.94m
clear
clear
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
7
8
8
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
6
5
4
4
3
5
6
5
5
Feels °C
2
2
-1
-1
-2
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
3
2
2
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