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Cannibal Bay Surf Forecast
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Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 18 Jul 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 6PM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1711 | 1865 | 1611 | 1382 | 1481 | 1269 | 1331 | 1530 | 1372 | 1435 | 1344 | 1091 | 1028 | 1065 | 1119 | 912 | 840 | 863 | 818 | 995 | 1426 | 1549 | 1449 | 1222 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:00PM 2.27 | 9:35AM 2.28 | 10:05PM 2.27 | 10:42AM 2.31 | 11:10PM 2.28 | 11:47AM 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:50PM 0.90 | 3:19AM 0.93 | 3:50PM 0.95 | 4:22AM 0.93 | 4:55PM 0.98 | 5:27AM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - |
| Sunset | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
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calm at Naseby mean that is clean at Cannibal Bay. No surfable waves
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