Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.7° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)18s
Afternoon (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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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3
5
3
3
3
5
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5
4
4
4
4
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)
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
18
3
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7715
6560
5527
4451
4066
3705
2899
2684
2648
2449
2612
3135
3296
3578
5266
4748
3785
2906
2546
2160
1657
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
6:11PM2.44m
6:32AM2.42m
6:59PM2.36m
7:26AM2.34m
7:51PM2.28m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.61m
00:22AM0.76m
12:51PM0.72m
1:13AM0.86m
1:42PM0.86m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:17
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
11
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
5
5
4
3
2
3
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
7
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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