Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.0° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 8AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)20ft (6.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu morning).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
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4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
14
5.5
SSW
13
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
13
5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
S
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.6
S
12
1.1
SW
14
1.3
S
11
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6903
9706
11732
10113
3999
8829
2779
4697
4139
2574
1871
1459
1064
699
453
401
469
606
561
576
911
1148
1245
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
5:18AM2.41m
5:40PM2.37m
6:05AM2.37m
6:26PM2.32m
6:59AM2.31m
7:22PM2.25m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.79m
11:59PM0.80m
12:27PM0.87m
00:49AM0.86m
1:19PM0.94m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
6
6
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
-6
-5
-2
-1
1
3
3
3
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
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