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Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
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Cannibal Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | |
140 | 138 | 170 | 105 | 101 | 444 | 430 | 2445 | 2859 | 5366 | 4716 | 656 | 3603 | 846 | 297 | 343 | 2782 | 590 | 3285 | 3843 | 4481 | 6557 | 7627 | 2716 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:21PM2.28m | 8:52AM2.23m | 9:30PM2.24m | 9:59AM2.24m | 10:34PM2.24m | 11:00AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.96m | 3:07PM0.86m | 3:40AM0.96m | 4:12PM0.85m | 4:44AM0.94m | 5:11PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
56 | 56 | 59 | 51 | 74 | 444 | 430 | 689 | 734 | 1880 | 1529 | 656 | 947 | 846 | 297 | 343 | 599 | 590 | 712 | 936 | 1370 | 2446 | 3102 | 2716 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
92 | 92 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 43 | 246 | 597 | 26 | 15 | 211 | 6 | 6 | 242 | 186 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | SSW 20 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
140 | 138 | 115 | 105 | 101 | 9 | 37 | 43 | 27 | — | 3 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 2 | WSW 14 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 12 | W 3 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — |
123 | 126 | 170 | — | — | — | 1 | 2445 | 2859 | 5366 | 4716 | 1 | 3603 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2782 | 2 | 3285 | 3843 | 4481 | 6557 | 7627 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 25 | 54 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 8 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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