
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (02 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 103 | 165 | 223 | 222 | 91 | 384 | 683 | 936 | 1010 | 886 | 874 | 712 | 586 | 553 | 427 | 421 | 321 | 172 | 124 | 124 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21PM2.24m | 10:57AM2.25m | 11:25PM2.27m | 11:58AM2.27m | 00:23AM2.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.94m | 4:36AM0.83m | 5:08PM0.93m | 5:37AM0.82m | 6:09PM0.90m | 6:34AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | |
— | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | 8:37 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
75 | 73 | 26 | 45 | 48 | 34 | 384 | 683 | 936 | 1010 | 886 | 874 | 712 | 586 | 553 | 427 | 421 | 321 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 |
35 | 35 | 72 | 72 | 98 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 172 | 124 | 67 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 91 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 68 | 124 | 75 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
— | 103 | 165 | 223 | 222 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | 16 | 49 | 77 | 85 | 71 | 53 | 74 | 55 | 77 | 62 | 77 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
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