Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6864 | 7243 | 10463 | 9368 | 9586 | 8619 | 11103 | 9667 | 4575 | 2718 | 2499 | 4413 | 3813 | 2323 | 1871 | 1214 | 925 | 604 | 1969 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:59PM2.40m | 5:18AM2.41m | 5:40PM2.37m | 6:05AM2.37m | 6:26PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.76m | 11:39AM0.79m | 11:59PM0.80m | 12:27PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 24 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 6976 | 6452 | 6484 | 5911 | 4915 | 4291 | 3939 | 2718 | 2499 | 4413 | 3813 | 2323 | 1871 | 1214 | 925 | 604 | 401 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | 1221 | 1439 | — | — | 2086 | 1591 | 198 | 204 | 367 | 521 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 330 | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 12 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6864 | 7243 | 10463 | 9368 | 9586 | 8619 | 11103 | 9667 | 4575 | 5 | 3 | 3097 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 1969 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 403 | 724 | 263 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 21 | 161 | 110 | 69 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 57 | 8 |
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