Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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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5
4
4
4
!
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
12
1.9
S
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3979
2558
2023
1459
1027
1932
2556
514
606
553
561
674
926
1162
1245
1214
933
721
674
665
584
584
449
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:05AM2.37m
6:26PM2.32m
6:59AM2.31m
7:22PM2.25m
8:02AM2.25m
8:30PM2.19m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.87m
00:49AM0.86m
1:19PM0.94m
1:46AM0.91m
2:19PM1.00m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
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6:10
6:13
6:14
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
14
15
13
12
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
9
9
10
9
8
7
Feels °C
5
5
6
10
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
11
8
8
5
2
2
4
0
-1
-2
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