Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 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
14.9° 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 10AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SW
4
SW
2.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)141414141413141414141413121312121111111114141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7136910574335922703961722506996109994393096179291772369055654661746612401001799608
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
0
SW
10
NW
5
W
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglassoffcross-
off
offoffoffglassoffglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
2.38
2:49PM
2.43
3:15AM
2.42
3:31PM
2.46
3:54AM
2.44
4:11PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
0.75
9:04PM
0.69
9:24AM
0.73
9:46PM
0.71
10:04AM
0.75
10:26PM
0.77
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:56-------7:56-------7:58-----
Sunset-----7:32-------7:30-------7:29--
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clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C991011111110988814171716161515151922211918
Feels °C (?)-1023456544412161615151314131820201816
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