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Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.0° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
142 | 140 | 96 | 57 | 53 | 73 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 91 | 205 | 264 | 770 | 1489 | 967 | 949 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.52m | 5:22AM2.44m | 6:01PM2.45m | 6:22AM2.38m | 7:00PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.64m | 11:16PM0.78m | 11:43AM0.67m | 00:13AM0.82m | 12:43PM0.72m | 1:12AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | |  | | | | | |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 142 | 140 | 96 | 57 | 53 | 73 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 47 | 45 | 24 | 30 | 396 | 794 | 967 | 949 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | E 11 | ENE 4 | E 10 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 17 | — | 9 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 61 | 9 | 61 | 91 | 86 | 86 | 22 | 87 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | E 11 | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 9 | S 12 | S 10 | E 12 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | E 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 86 | 18 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 47 | 46 | 205 | 264 | 770 | 1489 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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