Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
11.2°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 6PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
!
!
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4213
3944
3633
1794
1512
1493
1184
1154
917
1374
1337
1191
1159
955
802
733
624
577
560
514
420
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:35PM2.17m
00:52AM2.20m
1:16PM2.24m
1:31AM2.29m
1:55PM2.32m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.96m
6:50PM0.97m
7:08AM0.87m
7:28PM0.88m
7:47AM0.79m
8:05PM0.80m
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:38
6:40
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
5
7
9
8
7
7
7
6
8
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
-1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
7
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