Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.3° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 2PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
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3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
3
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
14
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
784
683
576
522
522
508
702
2937
5364
6493
3424
3073
2784
2445
1992
1628
721
545
476
352
342
268
261
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:47AM2.33m
8:10PM2.25m
8:53AM2.26m
9:22PM2.19m
10:04AM2.22m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.82m
2:04PM0.94m
2:34AM0.87m
3:07PM0.98m
3:42AM0.90m
4:17PM0.99m
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part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
14
14
14
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
10
8
8
4
5
2
1
1
2
3
3
5
5
4
6
5
4
4
6
6
7
7
6
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