
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 9AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
933 | 837 | 683 | 674 | 674 | 720 | 1785 | 1785 | 1835 | 1663 | 1928 | 2573 | 3724 | 4732 | 14898 | 4461 | 3996 | 3523 | 2753 | 2219 | 1923 | 1728 | 1437 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:02AM2.25m | 8:30PM2.19m | 9:13AM2.22m | 9:44PM2.17m | 10:26AM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.91m | 2:19PM1.00m | 2:52AM0.94m | 3:27PM1.03m | 4:02AM0.92m | 4:39PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
933 | 837 | 683 | 674 | 674 | 720 | 1785 | 1785 | 1835 | 1663 | 1928 | 2573 | 3724 | 4732 | 5303 | 4461 | 3996 | 3523 | 2753 | 2219 | 1923 | 1728 | 1437 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — |
59 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | NE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | — | 52 | 142 | 236 | 415 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 14898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 57 | 161 | 61 | 563 | 110 | 64 | 161 | 147 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 64 | 161 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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