Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 11PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 890 | 1032 | 1388 | 1516 | 1628 | 1410 | 1375 | 1826 | 1613 | 1364 | 1177 | 857 | 796 | 774 | 731 | 634 | 536 | 520 | 504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:43PM2.14m | 12:14PM2.17m | 00:34AM2.16m | 1:02PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM1.20m | 5:58AM1.11m | 6:27PM1.17m | 6:50AM1.06m | 7:17PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 890 | 1032 | 1388 | 1516 | 1628 | 1410 | 1375 | 1826 | 1613 | 1364 | 1177 | 857 | 796 | 774 | 731 | 634 | 536 | 520 | 504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 76 | 44 | 72 | 72 | 143 | 175 | 203 | 245 | 223 | 217 | 211 | 206 | 200 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 78 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 69 | 94 | 69 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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