Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.0°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 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (18 Nov)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (18 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

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Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101010910101010101010101015151515151515151615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)798665701518804851563492435391391334295230409496429322322318314318506566
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
SW
10
SSW
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
0
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassglasscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
2.31
2:41PM
2.29
3:01AM
2.33
3:18PM
2.30
3:39AM
2.33
3:54PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.97
8:33AM
1.00
8:52PM
0.97
9:13AM
1.02
9:30PM
0.97
9:51AM
1.03
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:52----
Sunset-------8:57-------8:58-------8:59
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------12----------------
Temp. °C1817171616161213111199151314141211111217191718
Feels °C (?)14131312121491110967138101111991014161315
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