Cannibal Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cannibal Bay

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
12.5° C

2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Cannibal Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 8PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)18ft (5.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jun)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (09 Jun)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SSW
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12169
7319
6122
4852
3903
2096
1469
1001
649
496
431
534
1189
1055
1081
991
730
674
489
857
742
778
759
641
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:19AM2.17m
9:50PM2.18m
10:16AM2.23m
10:46PM2.24m
11:13AM2.31m
11:41PM2.31m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.99m
4:06AM1.03m
4:35PM0.97m
5:04AM0.98m
5:32PM0.94m
6:00AM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:19
8:21
8:21
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
10
10
Feels °C
3
5
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
10
9
9
8
8
7
6
7
8
7
7
9
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
15
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
9045
7319
6122
4852
3903
2096
1469
1001
649
496
369
249
1189
1055
1081
991
730
674
489
857
742
778
759
641
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
19
1
S
19
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.2
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
1655
730
3558
4499
978
576
382
437
362
264
431
534
110
222
466
378
330
234
170
133
86
40
38
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
20
0.9
S
18
0.1
S
21
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
20
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.8
S
18
0.7
SSE
11
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
373
515
9
74
37
276
115
108
53
53
22
13
404
103
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SSW
14
0.8
WSW
5
Energy kJ
12169
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
7
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
184
5
5
5
25
25
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
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4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
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4
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5
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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