Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 May 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 3.1°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 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
3
2
1
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.6
ENE
12
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
2.2
SW
14
5.5
SW
13
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
5
SW
14
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
261
229
229
203
239
282
225
206
229
315
665
643
733
724
688
644
1929
9218
3436
4585
9971
6792
6992
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:48PM2.12m
7:03AM2.05m
7:39PM2.07m
8:02AM2.03m
8:36PM2.06m
9:03AM2.05m
Low Tide
12:36PM1.08m
00:59AM1.16m
1:28PM1.10m
1:52AM1.16m
2:26PM1.09m
2:50AM1.14m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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7:47
7:48
7:48
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5:28
5:27
5:24
5:23
1
3
4
1
2
3
1
1
3
1
4
2
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
9
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
6
13
13
13
11
11
9
9
12
12
11
10
9
6
3
3
4
5
5
4
3
3
0
-2
-4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.6
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SW
8
2.2
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
261
261
229
229
203
239
282
225
170
172
178
665
643
683
359
688
196
1929
3122
3436
4585
5906
40
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.5
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
ENE
10
1.2
SSW
15
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
NE
14
Energy kJ
27
18
28
58
42
61
92
82
76
229
315
44
205
733
724
194
644
161
176
130
63
42
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.1
S
9
0.3
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
64
63
2
74
206
38
38
300
109
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
1.5
SW
8
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
5.5
SW
13
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
5
SW
14
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
5
3
18
60
94
244
8
12
9218
9
5
9971
6792
6992
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
4
2
1
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
18
61
54
8
66
106
25
107
105
54
106
54
61
107
106
106
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
9
4
3
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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