Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.2° C
1.9° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 7AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)5ft (1.6m)17s
Afternoon (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
3
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1728
2091
1444
1479
1372
1150
1055
915
768
632
683
840
840
1038
3715
9034
9309
12798
10382
9930
9363
7902
6587
5891
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
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
off
High Tide
3:10AM2.50m
3:44PM2.55m
4:01AM2.53m
4:35PM2.54m
4:51AM2.53m
5:23PM2.50m
Low Tide
9:04PM0.68m
9:28AM0.52m
9:54PM0.64m
10:20AM0.50m
10:43PM0.63m
11:10AM0.53m
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8:18
8:18
8:18
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5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
4
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
8
8
9
8
7
10
9
8
8
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
12
10
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
7
6
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