Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
11.1° C
1.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
95
91
245
348
474
890
1032
1235
1516
1628
1410
1375
2080
1613
1364
1177
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
NNE
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:48PM2.14m
11:21AM2.16m
11:43PM2.14m
12:14PM2.17m
Low Tide
5:00AM1.13m
5:28PM1.20m
5:58AM1.11m
6:27PM1.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:10
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
7
9
9
8
6
7
6
5
4
5
6
4
3
Feels °C
7
7
5
4
5
6
5
4
1
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
1
-1
-2
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