Catlins River Mouth Surf Break
Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Catlins River Mouth

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
12.2° C

2.3°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 (04 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)--
Afternoon (04 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (04 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
11
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
2.3
WSW
10
1
SW
9
1.5
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
2.1
SW
9
3
SW
9
1.5
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
158
111
86
108
75
85
87
90
68
53
78
65
68
63
84
1001
162
299
291
470
744
1457
1515
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:41PM2.18m
5:51AM2.12m
6:22PM2.15m
6:37AM2.10m
7:07PM2.12m
7:27AM2.10m
Low Tide
11:50PM1.06m
12:14PM1.00m
00:33AM1.06m
1:01PM1.01m
1:21AM1.07m
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:17
8:17
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
12
11
10
11
10
9
11
12
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
12
13
10
9
7
7
5
5
6
7
2
0
-1
0
1
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.9
SW
7
1
SW
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
1.9
SW
9
1.6
SSW
9
Energy kJ
92
77
79
86
89
75
85
87
90
68
53
54
55
55
39
41
84
162
13
13
21
25
612
422
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
1.5
SSW
19
Energy kJ
114
113
111
80
108
61
59
37
37
37
37
78
40
68
44
42
51
26
41
47
24
90
407
1515
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
S
8
0.5
NE
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
23
0.2
S
16
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
38
25
36
1
46
7
5
5
15
16
17
67
65
63
59
57
27
44
8
8
41
20
24
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
WSW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
2.3
WSW
10
1.5
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
2.1
SW
9
3
SW
9
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
186
158
1
1
9
27
63
84
1001
299
291
470
744
1457
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
2
1
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
8
8
21
104
109
404
257
256
21
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
1
3
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
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