Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (29 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
3
2
0
1
2
3
2
2
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4
4
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Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
2.1
WSW
7
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
SW
9
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
1.3
SW
10
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
384
105
104
295
375
369
551
699
6464
2410
3245
6687
8547
9564
9731
10063
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:20AM2.36m
3:44PM2.38m
3:57AM2.40m
4:21PM2.40m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.77m
9:37AM0.70m
9:53PM0.74m
10:15AM0.70m
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7:16
7:15
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6:06
6:07
 mm
1
3
4
8
2
5
4
1
2
Temp °C
9
7
8
8
9
11
12
11
8
9
8
7
8
7
8
6
6
Feels °C
3
3
2
2
2
5
6
4
1
3
2
1
0
-2
-2
-4
-4
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