Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
SW
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
0.9
SW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
5.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111101010101496813171616161616161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1194882658476392255173147198138200240136119912388256723291611139328052518343451539890
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
W
25
SW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
2.25
12:52AM
2.29
1:15PM
2.31
1:45AM
2.34
2:05PM
2.37
2:32AM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:33PM
0.81
7:05AM
0.87
7:29PM
0.75
7:57AM
0.80
8:19PM
0.70
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:54-------7:54-------
Sunset---7:38-------7:37-------7:35----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------12-----2--------1-
Temp. °C1415151312121212131315151515121112151211111088
Feels °C (?)1212121111109910111514151387795320-10
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