Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1257 | 1145 | 1052 | 949 | 949 | 949 | 784 | 683 | 576 | 522 | 515 | 515 | 487 | 2984 | 3384 | 4794 | 4974 | 5061 | 2951 | 2675 | 2350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:09PM2.33m | 7:47AM2.33m | 8:10PM2.25m | 8:53AM2.26m | 9:22PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.87m | 1:32AM0.82m | 2:04PM0.94m | 2:34AM0.87m | 3:07PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1257 | 1145 | 1052 | 949 | 949 | 949 | 784 | 683 | 576 | 522 | 515 | 515 | 487 | 1401 | 2002 | 3075 | 3469 | 3333 | 2951 | 2675 | 2350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 23 | 24 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | N 2 | NNW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 84 | 130 | 264 | 2984 | 3384 | 4794 | 4974 | 5061 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 14 | 54 | 5 | 106 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 5 | 254 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
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