Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
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2
!
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4
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.3
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
1.8
SSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.2
WSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)8810101010161615157141414813131213161414814
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1401131161331311492011441541421401381151049944449723872779152743343735572268
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
W
15
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
2.35
7:40AM
2.27
8:21PM
2.28
8:52AM
2.23
9:30PM
2.24
9:59AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
0.79
1:26AM
0.92
1:59PM
0.84
2:32AM
0.96
3:07PM
0.86
3:40AM
0.96
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------7:26-------7:28-------7:30-
Sunset5:51-------5:50-------5:47-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10988777912111010101112151414141414141418
Feels °C (?)6655444698766891110101099101114
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