Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.7° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.3
ENE
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
379
313
229
164
140
97
103
75
75
107
249
246
306
597
1023
1532
1809
1496
1330
1388
1094
870
915
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:19AM2.39m
1:54PM2.48m
2:16AM2.45m
2:51PM2.52m
3:10AM2.50m
3:44PM2.55m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.86m
7:39AM0.70m
8:11PM0.76m
8:35AM0.59m
9:04PM0.68m
9:28AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:21
8:19
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
6
4
3
3
3
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
9
11
10
8
8
6
6
7
8
9
8
Feels °C
3
0
-1
-2
-2
3
6
5
3
3
2
2
2
5
8
6
5
4
2
2
3
5
6
5
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