Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 299 | 175 | 237 | 203 | 589 | 4390 | 6961 | 7810 | 8557 | 6670 | 4847 | 2621 | 1896 | 1296 | 999 | 731 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51AM2.27m | 4:16PM2.30m | 4:26AM2.29m | 4:51PM2.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.85m | 10:07AM0.77m | 10:22PM0.83m | 10:44AM0.77m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 217 | 299 | 164 | 237 | 119 | 589 | 85 | 59 | 55 | 6750 | 5203 | 3705 | 2621 | 1896 | 1296 | 999 | 731 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 11 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 321 | 209 | 175 | 189 | 203 | 116 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 39 | 74 | 72 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 40 | 84 | 33 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 8 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 46 | — | 1 | 1 | 53 | 4390 | 6961 | 7810 | 8557 | 6670 | 4847 | 1300 | 968 | 333 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 145 | 61 | 396 | 531 | 292 | 292 | 261 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 54 | 54 | 14 |
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