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Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
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Cannibal Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | |
321 | 316 | 312 | 257 | 261 | 261 | 229 | 229 | 203 | 239 | 282 | 225 | 206 | 229 | 315 | 665 | 643 | 733 | 724 | 546 | 644 | 1508 | 1903 | 2181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:12AM2.10m | 6:48PM2.12m | 7:03AM2.05m | 7:39PM2.07m | 8:02AM2.03m | 8:36PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM1.14m | 12:36PM1.08m | 00:59AM1.16m | 1:28PM1.10m | 1:52AM1.16m | 2:26PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:23 | |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
321 | 316 | 312 | 257 | 261 | 261 | 229 | 229 | 203 | 239 | 282 | 225 | 170 | 136 | 315 | 665 | 531 | 521 | 724 | 372 | 309 | 1508 | 1903 | 2181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
16 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 28 | 32 | 43 | 44 | 92 | 90 | 61 | 229 | 178 | 61 | 643 | 733 | 246 | 546 | 644 | 186 | 180 | 103 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | NE 9 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — | — |
— | 1 | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 63 | 2 | 73 | 206 | 49 | 25 | 329 | — | — | — | 149 | 155 | 379 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 8 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
28 | — | 36 | 72 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | — | 117 | — | — | 9 | 40 | 178 | 269 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 106 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 66 | 61 | 66 |
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