
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 3AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2137 | 2119 | 2084 | 2058 | 1872 | 1849 | 1675 | 1493 | 1324 | 1037 | 1010 | 674 | 530 | 449 | 619 | 602 | 453 | 373 | 373 | 282 | 162 | 191 | 307 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:18PM2.27m | 11:53AM2.35m | 00:19AM2.32m | 12:54PM2.42m | 1:19AM2.39m | 1:54PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.91m | 6:12PM0.94m | 6:39AM0.81m | 7:14PM0.86m | 7:39AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
2137 | 2119 | 2084 | 2058 | 1872 | 1849 | 1675 | 1493 | 1324 | 1037 | 1010 | 674 | 530 | 449 | 619 | 602 | 453 | 373 | 373 | 282 | 162 | 104 | 147 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
202 | 161 | 158 | 122 | 120 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 78 | 79 | 51 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 69 | 75 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 9 | S 24 | SSW 14 | S 22 | S 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 44 | 42 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 40 | 10 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — |
— | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 16 | 39 | 36 | 191 | 307 | — | |
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 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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