Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 4AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1255 | 938 | 762 | 614 | 530 | 480 | 401 | 202 | 158 | 128 | 116 | 116 | 96 | 144 | 291 | 461 | 592 | 683 | 2356 | 568 | 1142 | 1244 | 2200 | 1111 | 1093 | 1093 | 1002 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53AM2.20m | 7:03PM2.12m | 7:37AM2.13m | 7:51PM2.07m | 8:25AM2.09m | 8:45PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM1.03m | 1:04PM1.13m | 1:27AM1.07m | 1:48PM1.15m | 2:16AM1.09m | 2:37PM1.16m | 3:10AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | 8:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1255 | 938 | 762 | 614 | 530 | 480 | 401 | 202 | 158 | 121 | 116 | 80 | 56 | 144 | 291 | 461 | 592 | 683 | 665 | 568 | 10 | 10 | 1227 | 1111 | 1093 | 1093 | 1002 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 147 | 140 | 128 | 104 | 116 | 96 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 61 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 34 | 47 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2356 | 128 | 1142 | 1244 | 2200 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
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