Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 06 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.9°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 1PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SSW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)999998111111111616151514141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2071641331308257445671105146362455711701691682672774104210421014826826
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
E
15
SSW
15
SW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
SW
15
S
10
E
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrossoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
2.58
4:37AM
2.63
4:59PM
2.56
5:33AM
2.59
5:53PM
2.50
6:30AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04AM
0.67
10:25PM
0.61
10:55AM
0.70
11:18PM
0.62
11:48AM
0.75
12:13AM
0.67
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:07-------6:05
Sunset---8:38-------8:39-------8:42----
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C151614151210991318181515161613172120149899
Feels °C (?)141511121086510151513131312913161695566
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