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Cannibal Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
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Cannibal Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cannibal Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
257 | 229 | 203 | 239 | 282 | 225 | 206 | 229 | 315 | 665 | 643 | 733 | 724 | 688 | 644 | 2173 | 3009 | 3599 | 3986 | 10205 | 10155 | 6017 | 7034 | 8302 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:48PM2.12m | 7:03AM2.05m | 7:39PM2.07m | 8:02AM2.03m | 8:36PM2.06m | 9:03AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM1.16m | 1:28PM1.10m | 1:52AM1.16m | 2:26PM1.09m | 2:50AM1.14m | 3:24PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 14 |
257 | 229 | 203 | 239 | 282 | 225 | 170 | 172 | 178 | 665 | 643 | 521 | 353 | 688 | 187 | 2173 | 3009 | 3599 | 3986 | 5987 | 5759 | 40 | 21 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | SSW 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | E 14 | — |
28 | 58 | 42 | 61 | 92 | 84 | 80 | 229 | 315 | 45 | 74 | 733 | 724 | 190 | 644 | 118 | 170 | 130 | 95 | 63 | 42 | 9 | 16 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 64 | 63 | 2 | 74 | 206 | 55 | 54 | 300 | — | — | — | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 4 | SW 10 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 73 | 160 | 9 | 1591 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 10205 | 10155 | 6017 | 7034 | 8302 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 106 | 105 | 54 | 54 | 106 | 61 | 107 | 107 | 374 | 561 | 720 |
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