Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 1AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 178 | 170 | 193 | 252 | 261 | 335 | 432 | 322 | 355 | 229 | 247 | 388 | 675 | 822 | 1052 | 543 | 634 | 1103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:06PM2.31m | 6:35AM2.30m | 6:46PM2.23m | 7:20AM2.21m | 7:31PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.98m | 12:49PM1.08m | 1:09AM1.05m | 1:32PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 183 | 178 | 170 | 106 | 101 | 69 | 166 | 154 | 322 | 355 | 229 | 202 | 207 | 491 | 612 | 770 | 422 | 355 | 1103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 105 | 149 | 49 | 22 | 229 | 142 | 42 | 127 | 89 | 176 | 151 | 101 | 179 | 634 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 7 | E 13 | — | S 10 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 57 | 4 | 3 | — | 17 | 202 | 15 | 26 | 164 | 7 | 12 | 85 | 69 | 107 | 285 | 72 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 94 | 85 | 193 | 252 | 261 | 335 | 432 | 116 | 94 | 115 | 247 | 388 | 675 | 822 | 1052 | 543 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 58 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 292 | 292 | 106 | 105 | 160 | 105 | 61 | 105 | 105 | 106 | 5 |
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