Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 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
14.1° 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 5AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
2.1
S
2.4
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)141210109988999999988899991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1211377991057554425422579607530505516474304257239200200190189194241307325
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
2.50
5:12PM
2.51
5:32AM
2.43
6:10PM
2.43
6:31AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
0.73
10:58AM
0.67
11:28PM
0.80
11:53AM
0.73
12:25AM
0.86
12:54PM
0.79
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----7:22-------7:24-------7:26---
Sunset------5:54-------5:52-------5:51-
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C10109988888888899999888999
Feels °C (?)743323222322244445454666
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