Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 18 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.7°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 2AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
2.2
WSW
1.4
SW
1.8
WSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)16161616151515141479915151312121288881216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7226885754693722791881861404213304991521542122873303192462642627461711683
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
0
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
20
W
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
2.38
5:03AM
2.40
5:17PM
2.42
5:42AM
2.42
5:59PM
2.43
6:23AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
0.66
11:12AM
0.71
11:37PM
0.66
11:54AM
0.71
12:20AM
0.70
12:39PM
0.74
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----6:58--------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset-8:50-------8:49-------8:46------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1--2-111------
Temp. °C15141212121214181818131111111113121210111091114
Feels °C (?)12121211101011141316996546442445711
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