Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 768 | 740 | 665 | 568 | 553 | 419 | 253 | 197 | 183 | 178 | 170 | 187 | 205 | 147 | 188 | 314 | 296 | 188 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:29PM2.39m | 5:54AM2.38m | 6:06PM2.31m | 6:35AM2.30m | 6:46PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.90m | 12:08PM1.00m | 00:26AM0.98m | 12:49PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 768 | 740 | 665 | 568 | 553 | 419 | 253 | 197 | 183 | 178 | 170 | 128 | 99 | 92 | 106 | 204 | 199 | 188 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | — | 31 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 105 | 94 | 164 | 35 | 27 | 142 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | ENE 7 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 11 | 25 | 57 | 53 | 8 | 147 | 48 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | E 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | — | — | 41 | 7 | 75 | 32 | 44 | 74 | 126 | 187 | 205 | 141 | 188 | 314 | 296 | 40 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 157 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 156 | 261 | 118 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 292 | 105 |
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