Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 6PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1372 | 1150 | 1055 | 915 | 768 | 730 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 829 | 1447 | 6271 | 10827 | 10209 | 3576 | 3597 | 9563 | 8347 | 7008 | 6705 | 2177 | 4013 | 6045 | 6026 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-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 | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:44PM2.55m | 4:01AM2.53m | 4:35PM2.54m | 4:51AM2.53m | 5:23PM2.50m | 5:41AM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.52m | 9:54PM0.64m | 10:20AM0.50m | 10:43PM0.63m | 11:10AM0.53m | 11:33PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 1372 | 1150 | 1055 | 915 | 768 | 730 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 829 | 1447 | 3800 | 4246 | 3981 | 3576 | 3597 | 3375 | 2845 | 2329 | 2034 | 2177 | 4013 | 6045 | 6026 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 101 | 58 | 58 | 147 | 206 | 232 | 291 | 288 | 402 | 422 | 545 | 627 | 620 | 649 | 624 | 616 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | ENE 8 | ESE 17 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 54 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 49 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 47 | 186 | 273 | 430 | 525 | 6271 | 10827 | 10209 | 5 | 2 | 9563 | 8347 | 7008 | 6705 | 71 | 93 | 62 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 61 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
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