Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
12.0°C
2.4° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (21 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
1
2
2
!
1
3
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
!
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SSW
13
3
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
3
SW
15
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
456
743
820
3263
852
1778
2377
501
326
269
260
187
130
128
169
223
387
481
1514
1597
1647
4005
1307
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
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
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:01PM2.10m
00:22AM2.13m
12:48PM2.17m
1:08AM2.23m
1:32PM2.26m
Low Tide
5:49AM1.06m
6:16PM1.09m
6:38AM0.98m
7:03PM1.00m
7:25AM0.91m
7:47PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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6:31
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8:15
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8:16
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
15
19
19
16
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
16
21
21
17
16
Feels °C
7
7
10
14
13
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
10
8
9
9
9
14
18
19
16
15
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