
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannibal Bay today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannibal Bay at 3AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cannibal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3950 | 3929 | 10381 | 10108 | 4027 | 4702 | 4275 | 4395 | 6045 | 5683 | 7356 | 3158 | 2686 | 2158 | 1679 | 649 | 515 | 424 | 299 | 245 | 172 | 111 | 82 | 83 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40AM2.43m | 6:59PM2.35m | 7:39AM2.36m | 8:03PM2.28m | 8:43AM2.29m | 9:13PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.73m | 12:55PM0.85m | 1:22AM0.77m | 1:54PM0.89m | 2:25AM0.81m | 2:57PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | ENE 7 |
3950 | 3929 | 4060 | 4015 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 4227 | 4037 | 3720 | 3158 | 2686 | 2158 | 1679 | 649 | 312 | 216 | 299 | 132 | 80 | 56 | 82 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SW 13 |
19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 356 | 515 | 424 | 160 | 245 | 172 | 111 | 38 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | SE 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 17 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | — | NNW 2 | — |
1 | 2 | 10381 | 10108 | 4027 | 4702 | 4275 | 4395 | 6045 | 5683 | 7356 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 23 | — | 34 | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 254 | 66 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 254 | 400 | 660 | 1090 | 463 | 184 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 72 |
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