
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 140 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 69 | 51 | 43 | 55 | 55 | 103 | 158 | 197 | 136 | 263 | 251 | 370 | 672 | 645 | 431 | 308 | 194 | 191 | 1033 | |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:51AM2.20m | 5:18PM2.23m | 5:30AM2.20m | 5:56PM2.22m | 6:11AM2.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.95m | 11:10AM0.88m | 11:27PM0.94m | 11:50AM0.88m | 00:07AM0.95m | 12:34PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 |
140 | 140 | 81 | 79 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 17 | 36 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 136 | 136 | 108 | 370 | 672 | 645 | 431 | 308 | 163 | 118 | 1033 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 11 |
58 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 71 | 69 | 44 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 21 | 51 | 100 | 99 | 263 | 251 | 352 | 340 | 295 | 318 | 236 | 194 | 191 | 108 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 24 | E 12 | SSW 20 | NE 9 |
2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 55 | 52 | 33 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 45 | — | 39 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 70 | 140 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
7 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 55 | 55 | 103 | 158 | 197 | — | — | — | 19 | 175 | — | — | 22 | 38 | 67 | 91 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 104 | 108 | 108 | 293 | 293 |
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