Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.9°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 1AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (30 Mar)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
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3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
0.9
SW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
5.5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)81317161616161616151414131414141414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2052601361199123882358205816541393269126555305112818612698683937140280125411114996943886943
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
30
W
30
WSW
40
W
40
W
50
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
2.31
1:45AM
2.34
2:05PM
2.37
2:32AM
2.38
2:49PM
2.43
3:15AM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
0.75
7:57AM
0.80
8:19PM
0.70
8:42AM
0.75
9:04PM
0.69
9:24AM
0.73
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:54-------7:56-------7:56-
Sunset-7:37-------7:35-------7:32------
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-42961-----1------------
Temp. °C17151413121112151212119891011111110988814
Feels °C (?)181514109889532-2-1134455544412
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