Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.6
E
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
1.6
SW
2.3
SW
1.7
S
1.6
S
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)9131010109101010913129989915161615151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17012323931430630027124022343011102269901379675442405409573447326283306314
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
2.31
1:09PM
2.38
1:36AM
2.40
1:54PM
2.48
2:20AM
2.48
2:39PM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06AM
0.83
7:29PM
0.75
7:49AM
0.75
8:14PM
0.69
8:33AM
0.68
9:00PM
0.67
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--7:16-------7:18-------7:20-----
Sunset-----6:04-------6:01-------6:00--
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----71-112871-------52-
Temp. °C91010141499998891010999781115111111
Feels °C (?)55612124321-1-2-123345347121098
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