Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.9°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 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.7
SSE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.6
SSW
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)1615151514141411109998889999998158
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)441465318309248138121215956847683537470412434617399356439219175163161191
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
2.53
4:18PM
2.57
4:39AM
2.50
5:12PM
2.51
5:32AM
2.43
6:10PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
0.64
10:36PM
0.73
10:58AM
0.67
11:28PM
0.80
11:53AM
0.73
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset----5:57-------5:54-------5:52---
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C891012121010109989888888899999
Feels °C (?)6881097743323222222334344
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