Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 992 | 1444 | 1081 | 4209 | 1169 | 1027 | 818 | 553 | 476 | 404 | 521 | 1028 | 1393 | 1816 | 1718 | 1586 | 1397 | 1014 | 829 | 752 | 647 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:32PM2.26m | 1:51AM2.33m | 2:15PM2.34m | 2:33AM2.42m | 2:58PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.91m | 7:47PM0.91m | 8:09AM0.84m | 8:29PM0.83m | 8:53AM0.78m | 9:11PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 992 | 1444 | 1081 | 1121 | 1169 | 1027 | 818 | 553 | 476 | 401 | 521 | 1028 | 1393 | 1816 | 1718 | 1586 | 1397 | 1014 | 829 | 752 | 647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 7 | E 12 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 10 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | WSW 6 | — | — | ENE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 276 | 365 | 466 | 413 | 404 | 307 | 11 | 50 | 1137 | 23 | — | — | 18 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NE 12 | — | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 10 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | WSW 7 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 93 | 4209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 146 | 6 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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