Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Cannibal Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 7AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
1.4
SSE
1.7
SSW
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)16161615141418141616161515151414146999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)306280212191214211178160208326441465318309248138911354957521089634508430
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04AM
2.52
3:27PM
2.58
3:50AM
2.53
4:18PM
2.57
4:39AM
2.50
5:12PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
0.67
9:19AM
0.65
9:46PM
0.69
10:07AM
0.64
10:36PM
0.73
10:58AM
0.67
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----7:20-------7:22-------7:22---
Sunset------5:58-------5:57-------5:54-
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-1--------------21-----
Temp. °C11109910131411108891011111111101099999
Feels °C (?)108768111278566898884433333
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