Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 21s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 85 | 147 | 143 | 194 | 273 | 270 | 251 | 596 | 322 | 367 | 2561 | 1479 | 1322 | 4024 | 3542 | 6467 | 5377 | 14202 | 7833 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:31PM2.35m | 00:54AM2.37m | 1:25PM2.42m | 1:44AM2.45m | 2:14PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.74m | 6:47PM0.79m | 7:11AM0.64m | 7:38PM0.70m | 8:01AM0.57m | 8:24PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 71 | 194 | 273 | 270 | 251 | 596 | 205 | 342 | 783 | 1479 | 1322 | 1305 | 3542 | 4952 | 5377 | 7670 | 7833 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SW 12 | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 28 | 60 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 9 | 322 | 367 | 315 | 238 | 707 | 1327 | 44 | 43 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 25 | 85 | 147 | 143 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 45 | 67 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 2561 | — | — | 4024 | 91 | 6467 | 168 | 14202 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 106 | 106 | 5 | 54 |
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