Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)1413131312666667777788889991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5694342451621541201181141462002952972663504985266536861032562533556618643
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
2.29
5:45PM
2.27
5:55AM
2.20
6:29PM
2.19
6:40AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20PM
1.02
11:37AM
1.01
11:59PM
1.10
12:18PM
1.08
12:42AM
1.17
1:05PM
1.13
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------6:20-------6:17-------6:16
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111111111111121213131313131414141414141313171615
Feels °C (?)666555678888888889101212151413
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