Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
0
2
0
1
0
1
!
!
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
1.2
SW
3
WSW
1.7
SW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3
S
Period(s) (?)12171616161515141414141313121212129121213141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1351595196126125815225085084193793621558154316554282640513121614012626613662323576
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
30
W
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
2.24
1:07AM
2.31
1:31PM
2.31
2:04AM
2.37
2:24PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
0.97
6:47PM
0.83
7:23AM
0.88
7:47PM
0.73
8:18AM
0.78
8:40PM
0.64
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise--7:11-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset-----8:35-------8:32-------8:30--
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------5--1---
Temp. °C101011121212111099111517161313131011111010109
Feels °C (?)77888910866811131210873332233
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