Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
10.9° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
3
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
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3
4
3
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4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1099
942
2340
440
304
292
1062
809
1150
1799
4549
7072
4752
4027
3428
2679
2334
1868
3576
2171
991
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:19PM2.37m
6:46AM2.34m
7:05PM2.28m
7:38AM2.25m
7:59PM2.18m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.79m
00:36AM0.88m
1:03PM0.94m
1:25AM1.00m
1:52PM1.07m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
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