Catlins River Mouth surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Catlins River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Catlins River Mouth sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Catlins River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Catlins River Mouth at 2AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.7
SW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)14151515151515151414141313131212666131414147
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8222680511771209141812411145886682569440249162122120118115146178206264264345
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27PM
2.41
5:42AM
2.36
6:05PM
2.35
6:17AM
2.29
6:45PM
2.27
6:55AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42PM
0.93
11:58AM
0.93
12:20AM
1.02
12:37PM
1.01
12:59AM
1.10
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------8:03-------8:03-------8:06-
Sunset-7:24-------7:22-------7:22------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121211111111111111111111111111121213131213131315
Feels °C (?)9988886655556668898899810
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