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Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 30 Jan 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
14.2° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 3PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (30 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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

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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
4
1
2
4
2
2
3
3
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!
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.3
ENE
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131111118910131312121212121212121212121212712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7873227301128137237121949755522822973318132822779210741437116914111611811813492
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
2.33
2:16AM
2.41
2:39PM
2.40
3:12AM
2.46
3:31PM
2.46
4:03AM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
0.91
8:00PM
0.75
8:33AM
0.81
8:56PM
0.64
9:25AM
0.72
9:48PM
0.56
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------6:30-------6:31-------6:33
Sunset---9:17-------9:16-------9:15----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12151615121010813161817151513111415151715151515
Feels °C (?)9121112108851114151312121091210111413151414
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