Cable Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.16° S 173.42° E

Cable Bay WaveFinder

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cable Bay sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.6° 

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 7 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NNW swell with 846 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 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 3AM (Tue 14th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 8s

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


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