
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3869 | 4701 | 3466 | 2868 | 2315 | 1984 | 1657 | 1327 | 1026 | 874 | 639 | 493 | 517 | 2024 | 359 | 488 | 496 | 442 | 479 | 501 | 472 | 465 | 373 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26AM2.34m | 7:51PM2.28m | 8:23AM2.26m | 8:49PM2.21m | 9:23AM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.86m | 1:42PM0.86m | 2:06AM0.96m | 2:34PM0.99m | 3:02AM1.05m | 3:29PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
3869 | 4701 | 3466 | 2868 | 2315 | 1984 | 1657 | 1327 | 1026 | 874 | 639 | 493 | 517 | 428 | 359 | 488 | 496 | 442 | 479 | 501 | 472 | 465 | 373 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
133 | 129 | 98 | 98 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | S 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 12 |
133 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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