Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
3
SW
14
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
158
127
96
73
69
109
201
153
214
237
243
243
344
399
651
1397
4100
2368
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:07PM2.08m
10:44AM2.10m
11:08PM2.07m
11:41AM2.11m
Low Tide
3:45PM1.24m
4:22AM1.17m
4:53PM1.24m
5:24AM1.13m
5:56PM1.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
5
2
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
7
7
7
11
12
11
9
8
8
9
9
6
6
6
6
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
3
3
3
7
9
9
6
5
4
4
2
-4
-4
-4
-4
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