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: 5 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
12.4° C

2.6°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):

  • 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 10PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm 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)--
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 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6122
4852
3903
2096
1469
1004
649
496
431
534
1189
1055
1081
991
730
674
418
921
742
778
759
740
608
449
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
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
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
Feels °C
6
6
7
6
8
7
8
8
10
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
6122
4852
3903
2096
1469
1004
649
496
369
244
1189
1055
1081
991
730
674
418
921
742
778
759
740
608
449
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
3705
4308
978
576
382
437
362
264
431
534
108
222
466
378
330
234
170
133
86
40
38
38
23
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
S
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSE
11
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
515
9
74
37
276
115
113
53
53
33
13
418
103
1
4
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.3
WSW
5
Energy kJ
4
8
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
5
5
25
25
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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