Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 4PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5297 | 5603 | 5917 | 6175 | 7326 | 8493 | 8803 | 12560 | 11494 | 10742 | 10024 | 9651 | 8858 | 4044 | 3801 | 3448 | 2948 | 2779 | 2488 | 2085 | 1868 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:51PM2.47m | 5:11AM2.50m | 5:32PM2.46m | 5:57AM2.47m | 6:17PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47AM0.71m | 11:05PM0.70m | 11:30AM0.74m | 11:49PM0.72m | 12:16PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3338 | 3796 | 3973 | 4096 | 4902 | 5624 | 5812 | 5735 | 5367 | 4918 | 4584 | 4522 | 4374 | 4044 | 3801 | 3448 | 2948 | 2779 | 2488 | 2085 | 1868 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | 68 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5297 | 5603 | 5917 | 6175 | 7326 | 8493 | 8803 | 12560 | 11494 | 10742 | 10024 | 9651 | 8858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 254 | 261 | 107 | 107 | 254 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 374 | 400 | 54 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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