Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.1°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 2AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (26 Mar)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.6
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
E
3.5
ENE
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)161514141467778899910101011121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2773822682112062133034656577631046149016551696184717801985331722212015190214311095750
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NE
10
W
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
2.26
10:03AM
2.20
10:45PM
2.23
11:15AM
2.21
11:52PM
2.25
12:19PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
0.88
3:44AM
0.99
4:20PM
0.90
4:55AM
0.99
5:29PM
0.87
6:05AM
0.95
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:48-------7:50-------7:52-
Sunset-7:45-------7:43-------7:40------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------1231----------1
Temp. °C121212131213141514141414141515171817161515141414
Feels °C (?)777978976666799111416151515121313
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