Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.9° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
4
3
2
2
0
0
2
2
0
1
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.2
S
11
2.1
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
SW
9
1.3
SW
10
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2006
1561
1189
1004
715
897
332
691
336
294
271
320
269
190
151
327
897
1010
1155
1043
791
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NE
35
NE
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:33PM2.29m
2:45AM2.30m
3:09PM2.33m
3:20AM2.36m
3:44PM2.38m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.80m
8:41PM0.82m
9:00AM0.74m
9:16PM0.77m
9:37AM0.70m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:07
 mm
1
5
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
12
13
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
-3
-4
-4
-2
1
5
6
6
5
9
10
5
3
3
2
1
0
3
5
4
4
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