Point Annihilation Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.82° E

Point Annihilation 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Point Annihilation sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.4° 

Point Annihilation surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 24s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 21s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 12AM is: 2.3m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)24s
Evening (19 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)21s

Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
5
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
24
2
S
23
2.3
S
21
2.3
S
20
2.3
S
19
2.2
S
19
2.1
S
18
2
S
18
1.8
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.9
S
17
2.3
S
19
2.5
S
19
3
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1344
4123
4715
4264
3933
3454
2796
2454
1903
1508
1471
1452
1953
1632
1434
2051
3791
5277
5557
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
0
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:58PM1.88m
9:27AM1.75m
9:50PM1.81m
10:17AM1.72m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.06m
3:21AM0.09m
3:36PM0.13m
4:12AM0.14m
4:30PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
8
6
6
8
9
9
9
7
6
6
7
7
6
7
7
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