Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 11AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (04 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
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5
5
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
5.5
SW
16
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
933
837
683
674
674
720
1785
1785
1835
1663
1928
2573
3724
4732
14898
4461
3996
3523
2753
2219
1923
1728
1437
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
S
10
SW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:02AM2.25m
8:30PM2.19m
9:13AM2.22m
9:44PM2.17m
10:26AM2.23m
Low Tide
1:46AM0.91m
2:19PM1.00m
2:52AM0.94m
3:27PM1.03m
4:02AM0.92m
4:39PM0.99m
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
2
5
6
4
1
2
4
4
1
Temp °C
10
11
9
10
8
8
8
7
7
9
10
11
12
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
7
Feels °C
7
5
1
3
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
2
1
4
5
2
4
4
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
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