Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Catlins River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 525 | 422 | 422 | 463 | 375 | 700 | 1488 | 2048 | 2199 | 2071 | 1997 | 3594 | 3777 | 3685 | 2836 | 2588 | 2766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:40AM2.55m | 4:10PM2.54m | 4:26AM2.55m | 4:54PM2.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.59m | 9:58AM0.49m | 10:19PM0.61m | 10:44AM0.55m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 525 | 422 | 422 | 463 | 94 | 700 | 1488 | 2048 | 2199 | 2071 | 1997 | 3042 | 3777 | 3685 | 2836 | 2588 | 2766 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 121 | 80 | 86 | 82 | 314 | 93 | 90 | 89 | 94 | 104 | 80 | 78 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 41 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | ESE 12 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 8 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | 61 | 58 | 375 | 169 | 15 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3594 | — | — | 39 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 109 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 |
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