Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.9° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 2AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSE
10
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5587
6538
6281
5929
5105
5031
7287
6009
3543
2846
1374
1456
966
740
1304
1040
914
412
362
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07PM2.30m
6:28AM2.29m
6:51PM2.27m
7:19AM2.26m
7:44PM2.24m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.82m
00:24AM0.87m
12:51PM0.88m
1:12AM0.92m
1:42PM0.94m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
5
4
4
3
5
6
5
5
Feels °C
-2
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
0
1
1
1
1
0
-1
2
3
2
2
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