
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 3PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 21 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3080 | 2414 | 2107 | 1341 | 1027 | 674 | 568 | 482 | 362 | 297 | 191 | 142 | 99 | 92 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 85 | 400 | 455 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:26AM2.23m | 10:54PM2.21m | 11:32AM2.28m | 11:57PM2.28m | 12:31PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.99m | 5:12AM0.85m | 5:49PM0.90m | 6:15AM0.74m | 6:47PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 9 |
3080 | 2414 | 2107 | 1341 | 1027 | 674 | 568 | 482 | 165 | 162 | 157 | 129 | 99 | 92 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 7 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 21 | S 8 |
6 | 7 | — | 158 | 193 | 189 | 173 | 158 | 362 | 297 | 191 | 142 | 68 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 147 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 21 | SW 9 | SSW 21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 26 | 68 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 13 | 143 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | WSW 4 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 16 | 45 | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 400 | 455 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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