Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.2
S
11
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2883
2664
2478
2444
1840
1561
1189
898
727
861
359
329
326
302
363
320
274
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
ESE
25
E
35
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NE
30
NE
10
N
10
N
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:09AM2.24m
2:33PM2.29m
2:45AM2.30m
3:09PM2.33m
Low Tide
8:06PM0.89m
8:24AM0.80m
8:41PM0.82m
9:00AM0.74m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
5
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
10
12
11
9
Feels °C
3
2
1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
2
6
5
5
5
8
9
6
3
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