Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 09 Mar 2026 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.4°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 4AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (09 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (09 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
2
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
SW
1
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)16161615151615141413131212121211111111101010106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14371307123091742447147062767457247343734727821719915214914910610010073107
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
2.28
7:34AM
2.22
8:07PM
2.20
8:22AM
2.13
9:02PM
2.12
9:22AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
1.06
1:57PM
1.07
2:22AM
1.16
2:46PM
1.15
3:13AM
1.23
3:45PM
1.19
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----7:26-------7:26-------7:28---
Sunset-------8:15-------8:14-------8:12
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C9998101111111099891112121211101011131413
Feels °C (?)66646556776445678988810109
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