
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 6AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
785 | 897 | 863 | 840 | 673 | 1553 | 1884 | 1550 | 1834 | 2257 | 2518 | 2454 | 2391 | 2581 | 2930 | 3075 | 2830 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:22PM2.26m | 6:55AM2.23m | 7:10PM2.16m | 7:50AM2.14m | 8:10PM2.07m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM1.03m | 1:10PM1.13m | 1:34AM1.12m | 2:01PM1.21m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
785 | 897 | 863 | 840 | 463 | 1553 | 1884 | 1550 | 1834 | 2257 | 2518 | 2454 | 2391 | 2581 | 2930 | 3075 | 2830 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 17 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
4 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 673 | 44 | 42 | 77 | 60 | 33 | 96 | 96 | 106 | 133 | 127 | 125 | 90 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 15 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | — | SE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | SE 13 |
4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 40 | — | 39 | 18 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 303 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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