Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is

11.2°C

Cannibal Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 1PM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	15ft (4.5m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	16ft (5.0m)	14s
Evening (29 Sep)	16ft (5.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	9194	9323	8628	11336	10593	10125	9304	8040	7257	3293	3009	2779	2541	2297	1939	1800	1143	1240	1130	1161	1067	988	975
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	W	SSE	E	SSE	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:11AM2.50m				5:32PM2.46m				5:57AM2.47m				6:17PM2.41m				6:49AM2.41m					7:09PM2.33m
Low Tide				11:30AM0.74m				11:49PM0.72m				12:16PM0.80m				00:38AM0.76m					1:08PM0.87m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	10	11	11	10	9	9	9	7	8	11	10	10	9	13	13	13	14	18	19	17	16
Feels °C	1	1	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	9	7	8	7	9	9	7	9	14	15	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	6150	6068	5583	5127	4786	4522	4209	3879	3594	3293	3009	2779	2541	2297	1939	1800	1143	1240	1130	1161	1067	988	975
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	—	NE 5	NE 6	S 9	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	SSE 11	SE 11
kJ	40	39	30	14	14	14	14	14	14	5	5	5	5	—	12	8	127	4	4	8	3	22	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	1	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	9194	9323	8628	11336	10593	10125	9304	8040	7257	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	11	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	All Day Bay Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins
Rating (10 max)	9	4	3	1	7	5	6	8	6	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	158	158	254	400	292	165	158	25	5	3	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins								Papatowai	Papatowai	Papatowai	Papatowai	Papatowai	Papatowai	Papatowai	Papatowai	Papatowai	Purakaunui Bay	Purakaunui Bay	Purakaunui Bay	Purakaunui Bay	Papatowai	Papatowai	Papatowai
Rating (10 max)								8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Crossroads Otago	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	9	5	9	5	7	9	6	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Pascuales Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	9	5	5	9	9	5

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