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Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 13 Feb 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
14.9° 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 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (14 Feb)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (14 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)991091116161515151414131313121414141310999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)270259235177159232284294387443425424406253277220133200189183220251293326
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
SSW
15
S
0
NE
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
2.10
1:43AM
2.15
2:02PM
2.14
2:28AM
2.20
2:44PM
2.19
3:09AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
1.05
8:00AM
1.08
8:17PM
0.95
8:41AM
0.97
8:59PM
0.85
9:19AM
0.87
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:54--
Sunset-8:58-------8:57-------8:54------
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------111------------2-
Temp. °C16151211111114141212111010911131312111111111112
Feels °C (?)121099971111912108879999898888
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