
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4128 | 3486 | 3162 | 1712 | 5191 | 1350 | 975 | 1042 | 851 | 730 | 568 | 482 | 362 | 357 | 288 | 257 | 249 | 205 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:22PM2.50m | 4:41AM2.49m | 5:01PM2.44m | 5:24AM2.42m | 5:40PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.72m | 10:57AM0.77m | 11:16PM0.82m | 11:40AM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
4128 | 3486 | 3162 | 1712 | 1193 | 1350 | 975 | 1042 | 851 | 730 | 568 | 482 | 362 | 357 | 288 | 257 | 249 | 205 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 5 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 351 | 479 | 369 | 339 | 198 | 159 | 123 | 115 | 68 | 65 | 46 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 8 |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | N 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | 5191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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