Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
10.6° C
1.5° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 9AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
1.1
E
7
0.5
S
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
16
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
330
261
250
189
183
103
190
277
254
243
232
214
212
198
212
157
284
460
629
676
1034
529
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:08AM2.28m
12:45PM2.37m
1:08AM2.37m
1:42PM2.44m
2:03AM2.45m
2:35PM2.50m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.78m
7:03PM0.83m
7:27AM0.65m
7:57PM0.71m
8:21AM0.55m
8:46PM0.63m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
8
10
9
8
7
7
8
8
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
4
4
6
6
5
5
4
4
2
1
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
6
6
6
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