Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSE
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
SSW
0.8
E
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.8
SW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)9998888888891010101016101515141467
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)525355304246240200202171167140140116116137134149201144131142140138255102
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
2.43
6:31AM
2.34
7:13PM
2.35
7:40AM
2.27
8:21PM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
0.73
12:25AM
0.86
12:54PM
0.79
1:26AM
0.92
1:59PM
0.84
2:32AM
0.96
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:50-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C99999988891098877710111110999
Feels °C (?)344545455677554448887655
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