Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.5° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2133
1728
1437
1067
1024
996
822
712
682
561
545
427
434
655
1330
1343
1512
4918
3260
1241
1052
1459
1688
2930
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:22PM2.20m
7:47AM2.20m
8:15PM2.20m
8:44AM2.21m
9:14PM2.20m
9:46AM2.24m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.93m
1:41AM0.99m
2:11PM0.96m
2:34AM1.01m
3:05PM0.99m
3:33AM1.01m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
Feels °C
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
0
-1
1
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
742
581
435
385
268
996
822
712
682
561
545
427
434
362
1330
1343
1512
3441
3260
1241
1052
1459
874
2930
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
11
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.2
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
19
1.2
E
11
Energy kJ
2133
1728
1437
1067
1024
220
127
96
70
105
77
62
422
655
58
63
139
186
217
269
206
1106
1688
332
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
S
19
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
NE
9
1.1
ENE
10
0.1
SW
24
0.2
S
24
0.3
SSW
22
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
Energy kJ
32
32
35
40
56
69
66
15
35
190
43
133
128
218
22
44
92
202
198
198
242
572
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
SSE
5
3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
151
222
222
40
4918
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
4
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
108
108
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
57
108
115
293
108
108
108
10
8
8
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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