Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 10AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 606 | 553 | 614 | 730 | 926 | 1162 | 1245 | 1214 | 1054 | 2792 | 683 | 674 | 674 | 592 | 665 | 656 | 720 | 1434 | 1571 | 2480 | 3512 | 4307 | 4409 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:59AM2.31m | 7:22PM2.25m | 8:02AM2.25m | 8:30PM2.19m | 9:13AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.86m | 1:19PM0.94m | 1:46AM0.91m | 2:19PM1.00m | 2:52AM0.94m | 3:27PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 606 | 553 | 614 | 730 | 926 | 1162 | 1245 | 1214 | 1054 | 897 | 683 | 674 | 674 | 235 | 325 | 375 | 437 | 1434 | 1571 | 2480 | 3512 | 4307 | 4409 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 262 | 240 | 186 | 120 | 113 | 60 | 39 | 80 | 56 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 592 | 665 | 656 | 720 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 34 | 43 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 15 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 14 | 36 | 2792 | 65 | 160 | 198 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 66 | 58 | 168 | 66 | 58 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 54 |
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