Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is

11.2° C

Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 7AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	17s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Evening (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).
		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 19	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1728	2091	1444	1479	1372	1150	1055	915	768	632	683	840	840	1038	3715	9034	9309	12798	10382	9930	9363	7902	6587	5891
Wind (km/h)	W	W	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	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	cross-off	off
High Tide				3:10AM2.50m				3:44PM2.55m				4:01AM2.53m				4:35PM2.54m				4:51AM2.53m				5:23PM2.50m
Low Tide		9:04PM0.68m				9:28AM0.52m				9:54PM0.64m				10:20AM0.50m				10:43PM0.63m				11:10AM0.53m


	—	—	—	8:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:18	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	7	7	8	8	9	8	7	10	9	8	8	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	12	10
Feels °C	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	4	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	4	3	3	4	4	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 19	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 16	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	1728	2091	1444	1479	1372	1150	1055	915	768	632	683	840	840	1038	146	5400	6030	5592	4372	3955	3484	2983	2265	1225
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 7	SW 8	SW 7	SW 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 14	E 14	E 16	—	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 8
kJ	46	57	52	43	13	13	50	50	50	48	43	61	101	129	—	147	149	232	291	288	402	505	539	222
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 16
kJ	23	29	21	21	34	33	14	15	14	9	6	4	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	627
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	NW 2	NNW 2	WSW 7	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	101	461	340	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	81	201	286	538	3715	9034	9309	12798	10382	9930	9363	7902	6587	5891
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kaka Point Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Nugget Point Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	4	2	2	2	5	4	4	4	4	5
Distance (km)	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	61	110	110	110	147	110	110	110	57	57	57	57	57	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins	Papatowai	Papatowai	Papatowai	Papatowai	Papatowai	Purakaunui Bay	Papatowai	Papatowai	Purakaunui Bay															Papatowai
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4															7
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nukumaru Rock Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shag Beach Otago	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	4	4	4	4	3	5	2	4	2	4	4	9	9	5	9	8	5	5	7
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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