Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.9° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 6PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
22
54
73
99
95
91
245
348
474
879
1032
1388
1516
1445
1410
1531
1566
1588
1511
1177
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:24AM2.17m
10:48PM2.14m
11:21AM2.16m
11:43PM2.14m
12:14PM2.17m
Low Tide
4:27PM1.17m
5:00AM1.13m
5:28PM1.20m
5:58AM1.11m
6:27PM1.17m
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:11
8:10
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
11
13
12
10
9
8
8
7
9
8
8
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
4
3
Feels °C
4
7
11
10
7
6
5
5
4
6
6
5
1
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
1
0
-2
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