
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2831 | 2684 | 2648 | 2449 | 2919 | 3093 | 3360 | 3578 | 3869 | 4757 | 3225 | 2868 | 2546 | 1984 | 1657 | 1327 | 1144 | 888 | 650 | 540 | 1600 | 1913 | 1839 | |
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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32AM2.42m | 6:59PM2.36m | 7:26AM2.34m | 7:51PM2.28m | 8:23AM2.26m | 8:49PM2.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.76m | 12:51PM0.72m | 1:13AM0.86m | 1:42PM0.86m | 2:06AM0.96m | 2:34PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
2831 | 2684 | 2648 | 2449 | 2919 | 3093 | 3360 | 3578 | 3869 | 4757 | 3225 | 2868 | 2546 | 1984 | 1657 | 1327 | 1144 | 888 | 650 | 540 | 412 | 299 | 367 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | WSW 7 | SSE 9 |
373 | 373 | 304 | 269 | 215 | 215 | 189 | 138 | 133 | 129 | 98 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | ESE 11 |
— | 415 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1600 | 1913 | 1839 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 21 |
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