Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
3
3
3
!
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.5
SSW
13
3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2247
1858
2380
3017
2655
1206
1189
1189
1479
1375
1358
1307
1103
1136
983
334
268
218
163
127
125
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:38AM2.25m
7:59PM2.18m
8:38AM2.17m
9:01PM2.11m
9:41AM2.12m
Low Tide
1:52PM1.07m
2:18AM1.10m
2:45PM1.17m
3:18AM1.16m
3:45PM1.24m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
8
7
6
9
12
11
10
Feels °C
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
5
7
6
5
6
5
3
2
5
8
7
7
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