Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.6° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 12AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (25 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
5
3
3
2
2
2
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3
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4
4
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3102
2850
2580
2268
2169
2336
10315
10108
10409
8765
2317
3845
5735
5057
1849
1969
2511
2758
3034
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
12:31PM2.14m
00:50AM2.13m
1:15PM2.18m
1:32AM2.19m
1:56PM2.23m
Low Tide
6:48PM1.09m
7:06AM0.97m
7:30PM0.99m
7:46AM0.88m
8:06PM0.89m
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
13
13
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
9
7
7
6
7
6
5
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
3
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