Cannibal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.47° S 169.76° E

Cannibal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.6° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
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)
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SE
12
0.5
S
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
499
487
463
434
348
334
330
261
250
189
183
95
190
277
254
246
307
214
206
198
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:42AM2.30m
00:08AM2.28m
12:45PM2.37m
1:08AM2.37m
1:42PM2.44m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.94m
6:28AM0.78m
7:03PM0.83m
7:27AM0.65m
7:57PM0.71m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
8
10
9
8
Feels °C
1
2
2
3
6
3
4
5
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
3
4
2
2
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