Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 21 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
12.7° C
(Which is 2.4°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 5AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (21 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
!
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141516161615141414141313131313121312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5925034433673673673054745195195063774824764693793423363744244242571629766
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
onglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
2.32
4:29PM
2.27
4:54AM
2.29
5:05PM
2.23
5:33AM
2.25
5:42PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07PM
0.98
10:28AM
1.05
10:44PM
0.98
11:05AM
1.06
11:21PM
0.99
11:42AM
1.07
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise---5:52-------5:50-------5:50----
Sunset-------9:00-------9:01-------9:04
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11252---------------
Temp. °C2019161212101010111010912121213111091014141411
Feels °C (?)18161399789978698911976710874
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