Cable Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.16° S 173.42° E

Cable Bay WaveFinder

Issued: 11 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cable Bay sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.3° 

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


Cable Bay surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NNW swell with 1,060 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cable Bay this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Cable Bay in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 3AM (Sat 29th Aug)10ft (3.0m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cable Bay over the next 16 days.


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