Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 13 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 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (13 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.6
SSW
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
SW
1.5
E
2
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SW
2.2
SW
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)781488881591010710109999158881211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1061111341571912012013403907993771462401931462172121862202502053181415121
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
N
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
2.20
11:08PM
2.21
11:40AM
2.20
12:04AM
2.22
12:32PM
2.21
12:54AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50PM
1.01
5:19AM
0.92
5:49PM
1.00
6:13AM
0.94
6:42PM
0.99
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:58-------5:56
Sunset---8:49-------8:51-------8:52----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------51----111----
Temp. °C1212121110999131720888671011111010877
Feels °C (?)108888777912152332333334433
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