Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 6AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
!
!
3
!
1
!
1
!
2
!
2
!
!
!
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
1.6
SSW
15
3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
3
WSW
14
1.1
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
2.5
SW
11
4
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
2.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
679
5138
4310
1087
3413
846
3338
355
2782
1651
4312
1503
4183
4794
4839
3062
2547
2197
1748
1127
498
394
326
1383
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:30PM2.24m
9:59AM2.24m
10:34PM2.24m
11:00AM2.26m
11:31PM2.27m
11:54AM2.30m
Low Tide
3:40AM0.96m
4:12PM0.85m
4:44AM0.94m
5:11PM0.84m
5:42AM0.90m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:30
7:31
7:33
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5:45
5:45
5:43
4
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
17
18
19
18
15
15
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
17
16
9
9
8
9
10
11
12
14
12
9
10
9
6
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
11
12
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
Energy kJ
679
1788
1447
1087
947
846
204
355
609
846
1060
2413
3484
3469
3062
2547
2197
1748
1127
498
394
326
168
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
597
26
15
14
6
6
367
186
2
2
352
194
96
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
27
3
2
6
2
2
2
17
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
0.3
W
2
3
WSW
14
0.3
W
3
3.5
WSW
12
2.5
SW
11
4
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
3
5138
4310
3413
1
3338
1
2782
1651
4312
1503
4183
4794
4839
1383
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
9
3
5
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
8
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
Distance (km)
5
5
25
54
3
54
54
54
54
54
54
8
106
25
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
5
4
8
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
3
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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