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Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 Jan 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
15.4° C
 (Which is 3.2°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 11AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
2.1
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)13181717161691515151515141414141313131616889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19612217221629828867330229127918821736735728021814214087358909291482586
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
10
W
10
N
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
2.29
8:50PM
2.27
9:16AM
2.22
9:46PM
2.21
10:12AM
2.17
10:44PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
0.81
2:38PM
0.94
3:06AM
0.93
3:30PM
1.03
3:57AM
1.04
4:25PM
1.10
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:58-------6:00-------6:01------
Sunset-----9:35-------9:34-------9:34--
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11081--------21-
Temp. °C151416171716141212111113212118181921191814111111
Feels °C (?)111010111010111010981121191614161613128653
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