Catlins River Mouth Surf Break

Catlins River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.48° S 169.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
11.5° C

2.1°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 2AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Afternoon (06 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2364
2976
3440
3400
2961
2599
2133
1728
1437
1067
1024
943
822
712
682
561
545
434
434
655
1315
1194
1358
1875
Wind (km/h)
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:37PM2.21m
6:56AM2.20m
7:22PM2.20m
7:47AM2.20m
8:15PM2.20m
8:44AM2.21m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.97m
1:21PM0.93m
1:41AM0.99m
2:11PM0.96m
2:34AM1.01m
3:05PM0.99m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:23
8:23
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
4
5
7
7
7
Feels °C
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
-1
1
2
3
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
3
SSE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
2364
2976
3440
3400
1261
881
742
596
480
354
268
943
822
712
682
561
545
434
434
655
1315
1194
1358
1875
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
2.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
12
1
E
12
Energy kJ
106
102
75
57
2961
2599
2133
1728
1437
1067
1024
173
127
78
121
157
86
55
55
290
150
96
152
276
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
E
6
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.2
S
24
Energy kJ
36
32
20
18
41
53
52
9
36
32
53
422
39
63
63
65
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
0.7
ESE
12
Energy kJ
1299
1639
1534
1333
127
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
1
2
3
4
Distance (km)
256
256
157
115
115
108
108
108
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
0
57
108
108
108
8
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
9
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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