Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Feb 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
14.6° 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 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
3
0
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.4
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212126612666181818171616161616151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)175116116909644606895171246352317493635788768649581461530489482352
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
0
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
S
15
SSE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
N
10
N
5
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
20
S
0
NW
10
NNE
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
2.32
8:34PM
2.30
9:00AM
2.25
9:42PM
2.26
10:11AM
2.20
10:54PM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.86
2:53AM
0.94
3:22PM
0.91
3:56AM
1.00
4:30PM
0.93
5:06AM
1.02
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---8:42-------8:39-------8:37----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----1----------------14
Temp. °C101416161714121213141412121110101214161613121212
Feels °C (?)61013141711991111119108881112131610121112
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