Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
10.8° C
1.5° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 2AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2269
1872
1654
1429
1245
1037
857
1106
2137
2119
2084
2058
1872
1675
1675
1493
1324
1037
1010
880
716
449
449
515
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:16PM2.23m
10:50AM2.28m
11:18PM2.27m
11:53AM2.35m
00:19AM2.32m
12:54PM2.42m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.97m
5:07PM0.99m
5:38AM0.91m
6:12PM0.94m
6:39AM0.81m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
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5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
10
9
8
7
7
6
5
6
7
6
Feels °C
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
2
2
3
4
7
6
5
4
4
2
1
2
3
2
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