Cannibal Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Cannibal Bay in Catlins is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf The best wind direction is from the northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Take care of sharks/rips.

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Overall Cannibal Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cannibal Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Catlins River Mouth	2 mi
Second closest break	Nugget Point	3 mi
Third closest break	Kaka Point	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Purakaunui Bay	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Long Point	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cannibal Bay:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4829 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4883 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5127 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5188 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5340 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cannibal Bay:
Closest tide station	Nugget Point, New Zealand	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Nugget Point, New Zealand(2)	3 mi
Third closest tide station	Waipapa Point, New Zealand	45 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Waipapa Point, New Zealand(2)	45 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Dunedin, New Zealand	54 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cannibal Bay:
Closest ski area	Remarkables (New Zealand)	108 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Park/Snow Farm (New Zealand)	115 mi
Third closest ski area	Cardrona (New Zealand)	116 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Coronet Peak (New Zealand)	118 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Awakino Ski Area (New Zealand)	120 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cannibal Bay:
Closest city location	Balclutha (New Zealand)	17 mi
Second closest city location	Milton (New Zealand)	26 mi
Third closest city location	Gore (New Zealand)	47 mi
Fourth closest city location	Dunedin (New Zealand)	55 mi
Fifth closest city location	Invercargill (New Zealand)	67 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Cannibal Bay is Dunedin Airport (DUD) in New Zealand, 69 km (43 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Cannibal Bay is Invercargill Airport (IVC), also in New Zealand, 111 km (69 miles) away.
• Third is Alexandra Airport (ALR) in New Zealand, 143 km (89 miles) away.
• Queenstown Airport (ZQN) in New Zealand is 180 km (112 miles) away.
• Manapouri Airport (TEU), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Cannibal Bay and is 194 km (120 miles) away.