Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
11.4°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 7PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
4
2
!
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
3.5
SW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
917
1374
4843
1319
1283
1068
889
722
624
615
484
469
420
339
152
156
141
101
137
133
129
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:16PM2.24m
1:31AM2.29m
1:55PM2.32m
2:09AM2.37m
2:33PM2.39m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.87m
7:28PM0.88m
7:47AM0.79m
8:05PM0.80m
8:26AM0.73m
8:43PM0.74m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:40
6:42
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
10
9
8
7
7
9
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
4
1
4
5
5
5
4
4
6
7
6
7
6
4
3
3
5
11
12
8
5
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