Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 8AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (24 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (24 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
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4
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3909
3335
3950
3182
2887
2751
2483
2177
2042
2368
3079
9111
9272
8244
6849
5985
5678
5248
4696
1822
1206
3021
3529
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:02AM2.09m
12:31PM2.14m
00:50AM2.13m
1:15PM2.18m
1:32AM2.19m
1:56PM2.23m
Low Tide
6:19AM1.06m
6:48PM1.09m
7:06AM0.97m
7:30PM0.99m
7:46AM0.88m
8:06PM0.89m
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7:26
7:24
7:22
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6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
13
15
13
13
13
13
13
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
3
4
4
7
9
7
7
6
6
6
4
5
5
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
4
3
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