Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 8PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 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 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1170 | 1340 | 1671 | 1846 | 7859 | 6256 | 7036 | 2148 | 2317 | 4306 | 4948 | 5395 | 5549 | 9952 | 10088 | 9805 | 3778 | 4711 | 4766 | 4574 | 3835 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | 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 | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:12PM2.47m | 5:44AM2.49m | 6:03PM2.42m | 6:40AM2.43m | 6:59PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.77m | 11:32PM0.70m | 12:00PM0.81m | 00:25AM0.73m | 12:55PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -5 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1170 | 1340 | 1671 | 1846 | 2061 | 1929 | 2243 | 2148 | 2317 | 2692 | 3030 | 3200 | 3287 | 3597 | 3692 | 3764 | 3778 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7859 | 6256 | 7036 | 4 | 5 | 4306 | 4948 | 5395 | 5549 | 9952 | 10088 | 9805 | 2 | 4711 | 4766 | 4574 | 3835 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 5 | 54 | 54 | 66 | 165 | 374 | 374 | 254 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 254 | 461 | 404 | 405 | 400 |
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