Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.8° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
1
0
1
!
!
0
0
1
0
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
934
662
653
743
682
621
630
2158
508
384
418
4180
4385
977
1175
1384
2669
2025
2577
2160
1817
763
763
530
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:30PM2.21m
10:58AM2.23m
11:23PM2.21m
11:51AM2.24m
00:13AM2.22m
Low Tide
4:08PM1.00m
4:39AM1.05m
5:03PM1.07m
5:34AM1.06m
5:58PM1.11m
6:25AM1.06m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:26
8:26
8:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
5
2
5
1
Temp °C
11
9
7
7
6
6
7
8
7
7
6
7
6
8
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
Feels °C
8
6
3
3
2
2
4
5
1
0
-1
1
1
0
-2
0
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
934
662
653
743
682
621
630
763
508
384
418
1657
1206
977
27
30
1429
2025
2577
2160
1817
763
763
530
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
S
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
SW
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
9
Energy kJ
2
82
67
1
3
28
15
7
5
3
3
37
5
8
19
18
14
16
31
270
161
185
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
S
9
0.1
NE
7
0.2
S
18
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
3
6
2
24
32
33
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
NE
4
2.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
5
0.9
SW
6
1.4
SW
9
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
0.2
WNW
3
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
11
2
7
10
2158
21
56
293
4180
4385
1
1175
1384
2669
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
10
61
57
57
64
293
293
115
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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