Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 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
14.4° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
!
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1515131212128881316161616161515141414141488
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1521561652873363193193227192937683674740657604493377362469476463431352262
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:42AM
2.42
5:59PM
2.43
6:23AM
2.41
6:45PM
2.41
7:08AM
2.38
7:35PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.71
12:20AM
0.70
12:39PM
0.74
1:06AM
0.77
1:28PM
0.79
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:01-------7:01-------7:03-----
Sunset-----8:46-------8:45-------8:43--
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-1--111-------4-1311111-
Temp. °C131112131211111010101115171412101113131414131210
Feels °C (?)954543334571212108766689987
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