Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.4°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 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
0.8
SSW
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1010101015101014141313131367778888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)487418363346290240208203189180142178136132250228263277383533588349347363
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
2.04
8:18PM
2.05
8:43AM
2.00
9:23PM
2.03
9:50AM
2.01
10:24PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
1.16
2:28AM
1.23
3:05PM
1.15
3:34AM
1.20
4:09PM
1.10
4:39AM
1.14
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset---6:15-------6:13-------6:10----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161817141313111110121212111010111216151313131312
Feels °C (?)131514989788989876881211111110108
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