
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
390 | 294 | 285 | 303 | 277 | 361 | 304 | 704 | 754 | 746 | 823 | 811 | 799 | 799 | 811 | 823 | 911 | 1095 | 1052 | 869 | 752 | 732 | 612 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:21AM2.17m | 1:47PM2.21m | 2:03AM2.20m | 2:28PM2.24m | 2:41AM2.22m | 3:05PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.99m | 8:00PM1.03m | 8:17AM0.92m | 8:37PM0.96m | 8:54AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
390 | 294 | 285 | 303 | 277 | 361 | 304 | 704 | 754 | 746 | 823 | 811 | 799 | 799 | 811 | 823 | 823 | 1095 | 1052 | 869 | 692 | 545 | 528 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
180 | 178 | 198 | 219 | 176 | 149 | 138 | 108 | 129 | 104 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 246 | 553 | 682 | 911 | 811 | 713 | 703 | 752 | 732 | 612 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 |
54 | 51 | 48 | 6 | 50 | 51 | 231 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 84 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 87 | 97 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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