Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1358 | 1358 | 1288 | 1136 | 983 | 334 | 264 | 218 | 163 | 158 | 125 | 96 | 81 | 69 | 128 | 139 | 153 | 214 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:01PM2.11m | 9:41AM2.12m | 10:07PM2.08m | 10:44AM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM1.17m | 3:18AM1.16m | 3:45PM1.24m | 4:22AM1.17m | 4:53PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1358 | 1358 | 1288 | 1136 | 983 | 286 | 231 | 218 | 163 | 158 | 125 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 47 | 139 | 153 | 214 | 267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 334 | 264 | 183 | 138 | 100 | 89 | 81 | 81 | 4 | 128 | 43 | 41 | 11 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 62 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 28 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 46 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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