Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 4AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 178 | 178 | 215 | 268 | 463 | 975 | 961 | 785 | 897 | 863 | 840 | 673 | 1553 | 1804 | 1794 | 1358 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07AM2.33m | 6:22PM2.26m | 6:55AM2.23m | 7:10PM2.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.93m | 12:23PM1.02m | 00:44AM1.03m | 1:10PM1.13m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 178 | 178 | 178 | 215 | 268 | 463 | 975 | 961 | 785 | 897 | 863 | 840 | 673 | 1553 | 1804 | 1794 | 1358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 31 | 379 | 44 | 42 | 47 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 39 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 144 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
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