Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 12AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1780 | 1511 | 1177 | 857 | 742 | 785 | 595 | 553 | 536 | 520 | 437 | 403 | 304 | 294 | 239 | 303 | 294 | 361 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:14PM2.17m | 00:34AM2.16m | 1:02PM2.19m | 1:21AM2.17m | 1:47PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM1.17m | 6:50AM1.06m | 7:17PM1.11m | 7:36AM0.99m | 8:00PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1780 | 1511 | 1177 | 857 | 742 | 785 | 595 | 553 | 536 | 520 | 437 | 403 | 304 | 294 | 239 | 303 | 294 | 361 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 72 | 72 | 143 | 211 | 203 | 245 | 223 | 217 | 211 | 206 | 200 | 186 | 180 | 178 | 195 | 189 | 176 | 143 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 78 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 31 | 6 | 50 | 51 | 231 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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