Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.3° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 10AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
16
1.1
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.7
SSE
7
1.3
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
51
104
99
263
251
352
370
551
356
383
254
295
1159
2364
3366
3440
3400
2961
2686
2107
1728
1437
1067
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
5
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:30AM2.20m
5:56PM2.22m
6:11AM2.20m
6:37PM2.21m
6:56AM2.20m
7:22PM2.20m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.88m
00:07AM0.95m
12:34PM0.90m
00:52AM0.97m
1:21PM0.93m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:25
8:23
8:23
8:23
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
3
1
1
13
5
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
14
13
10
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
Feels °C
4
5
7
9
11
6
5
6
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
1.3
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
29
44
58
73
92
111
238
370
551
356
383
254
103
1159
2364
3366
3440
3400
2961
734
639
528
435
440
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
E
12
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
SW
9
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
35
33
100
75
263
251
352
340
295
255
242
197
155
55
71
71
102
56
28
2686
2107
1728
1437
1067
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
12
0.1
S
24
0.6
SSW
19
0.4
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
52
51
51
99
74
44
85
103
15
126
11
295
32
179
140
27
38
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SW
6
0.9
SSW
5
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
67
104
2
3
22
43
39
105
170
268
381
540
621
697
836
804
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
5
3
5
7
3
5
1
1
1
1
6
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
21
10
108
157
293
157
293
293
399
157
115
115
108
115
293
108
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
9
8
7
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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