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Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
11.8°C
2.2° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 11AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
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4
2
2
2
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1
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
3.5
SW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
3
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1413
1464
1464
1588
1511
1328
4314
1344
456
780
732
3384
961
651
2278
501
326
231
224
162
130
128
203
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:07AM2.05m
11:32PM2.06m
12:01PM2.10m
00:22AM2.13m
12:48PM2.17m
Low Tide
4:53AM1.12m
5:21PM1.16m
5:49AM1.06m
6:16PM1.09m
6:38AM0.98m
7:03PM1.00m
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6:37
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6:33
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8:15
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Temp °C
9
10
12
13
15
14
14
14
13
13
15
19
19
16
15
14
15
14
14
16
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
9
10
11
12
11
10
9
7
8
10
14
13
11
13
11
10
8
9
12
11
11
12
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