Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Aug 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 6AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
178
246
240
310
493
487
463
434
348
372
367
261
250
189
183
95
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:04PM2.22m
11:42AM2.30m
00:08AM2.28m
12:45PM2.37m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.89m
6:00PM0.94m
6:28AM0.78m
7:03PM0.83m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
4
5
4
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
4
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