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Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast 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
14.4° 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 1PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 519 | 425 | 337 | 263 | 208 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 160 | 99 | 94 | 141 | 138 | 455 | 1067 | 1356 | 1431 | 1488 | 1374 | 1145 | 996 | 702 | 569 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:31AM 2.44 | 4:49PM 2.45 | 5:07AM 2.41 | 5:27PM 2.41 | 5:42AM 2.36 | 6:05PM 2.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:43AM 0.79 | 11:04PM 0.84 | 11:20AM 0.86 | 11:42PM 0.93 | 11:58AM 0.93 | 12:20AM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Mon 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
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