Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 11 | SW 16 | ENE 11 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 251 | 352 | 340 | 408 | 416 | 303 | 245 | 517 | 1159 | 2364 | 2976 | 3440 | 3400 | 2762 | 2388 | 2133 | 1728 | 1437 | 1067 | 1024 | 834 | 822 | 702 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56PM2.22m | 6:11AM2.20m | 6:37PM2.21m | 6:56AM2.20m | 7:22PM2.20m | 7:47AM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.95m | 12:34PM0.90m | 00:52AM0.97m | 1:21PM0.93m | 1:41AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 62 | 202 | 271 | 408 | 350 | 303 | 221 | 78 | 1159 | 2364 | 2976 | 3440 | 3400 | 1197 | 964 | 897 | 754 | 611 | 553 | 504 | 500 | 453 | 352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 263 | 251 | 352 | 340 | 295 | 255 | 88 | 170 | 158 | 55 | 107 | 105 | 36 | 36 | 2762 | 2388 | 2133 | 1728 | 1437 | 1067 | 1024 | 834 | 822 | 702 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 19 | ENE 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 71 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 416 | 100 | — | 292 | 30 | 80 | 49 | 79 | 98 | 78 | 38 | — | — | — | 21 | 38 | — | 21 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 5 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | — | 28 | 95 | 245 | 517 | 964 | 1446 | 1533 | 1457 | 1265 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 106 | 292 | 292 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 400 | 160 | 118 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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