Surf Forecasts:
Cannibal Bay surf forecast from 15 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 17 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 18 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 8,378 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 16 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cannibal Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Cannibal Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cannibal Bay in the next 16 days are 4.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 18) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 18) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Thu 18th Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cannibal Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4592 | 2354 | 801 | 307 | 470 | 679 | 3818 | 3714 | 3346 | 5452 | 3243 | 4645 | 2498 | 1468 | 638 | 261 | 399 | 263 | 270 | 272 | 2297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01PM2.55m | 3:22AM2.50m | 3:57PM2.55m | 4:16AM2.50m | 4:52PM2.53m | 5:11AM2.48m | 5:46PM2.48m | 6:06AM2.44m | 6:40PM2.41m | 7:03AM2.38m | 7:35PM2.33m | 8:02AM2.32m | 8:33PM2.27m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.73m | 9:40AM0.59m | 10:09PM0.71m | 10:35AM0.57m | 11:02PM0.71m | 11:30AM0.59m | 11:56PM0.74m | 12:25PM0.64m | 00:51AM0.79m | 1:22PM0.72m | 1:47AM0.87m | 2:18PM0.81m | 2:44AM0.94m | ||||||||
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 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 4592 | 2354 | 252 | 307 | 470 | 679 | 2029 | 1442 | 1096 | 1194 | 3243 | 4645 | 2498 | 1468 | 638 | 261 | 399 | 251 | 270 | 272 | 2297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 24 | S 22 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 801 | 249 | 104 | 17 | 7 | 37 | 62 | 543 | — | — | 11 | 36 | 125 | 230 | 152 | 263 | 40 | 5 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 14 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 19 | SE 18 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | ENE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 50 | 11 | 11 | 91 | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 3 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3818 | 3714 | 3346 | 5452 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 30 | 51 | 158 | 157 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 254 | 5 | 25 | 54 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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