Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 4AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 811 | 823 | 911 | 1081 | 1052 | 924 | 752 | 732 | 612 | 447 | 439 | 612 | 589 | 449 | 443 | 362 | 357 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:41AM2.22m | 3:05PM2.26m | 3:16AM2.24m | 3:41PM2.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.96m | 8:54AM0.86m | 9:12PM0.89m | 9:31AM0.81m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 811 | 823 | 823 | 1081 | 1052 | 924 | 752 | 545 | 528 | 447 | 439 | 418 | 347 | 284 | 443 | 224 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 691 | 774 | 911 | 811 | 713 | 703 | 681 | 732 | 612 | 352 | 253 | 612 | 589 | 449 | 279 | 362 | 357 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 22 | SSW 20 | ENE 5 | SSW 18 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 372 | 371 | 333 | 9 | 38 | 5 | 176 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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