Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 3PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 596 | 322 | 385 | 679 | 2454 | 1567 | 1423 | 4499 | 5233 | 6180 | 6950 | 6874 | 5976 | 5163 | 13881 | 4606 | 5036 | 9335 | 11543 | 11062 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:25PM2.42m | 1:44AM2.45m | 2:14PM2.48m | 2:31AM2.52m | 2:59PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.64m | 7:38PM0.70m | 8:01AM0.57m | 8:24PM0.64m | 8:48AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 333 | 596 | 212 | 282 | 679 | 1766 | 1567 | 1423 | 4499 | 5233 | 6180 | 6950 | 6874 | 5976 | 5163 | 4868 | 4606 | 5036 | 6598 | 7411 | 7505 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | ENE 4 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 87 | 9 | 322 | 385 | 5 | 238 | 707 | 1327 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 31 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | SW 17 | W 3 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 363 | 2454 | — | 226 | 383 | 4832 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13881 | 10 | 3497 | 9335 | 11543 | 11062 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 254 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 61 | 145 | 254 | 405 | 254 |
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