Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 236 | 235 | 180 | 172 | 169 | 197 | 232 | 193 | 228 | 387 | 290 | 553 | 511 | 777 | 495 | 593 | 508 | 441 | 288 | 528 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.55m | 5:36AM1.53m | 6:00PM1.62m | 6:26AM1.62m | 6:49PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59AM0.30m | 11:26PM0.28m | 11:46AM0.26m | 00:15AM0.25m | 12:34PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 321 | 236 | 235 | 180 | 166 | 169 | 197 | 232 | 193 | 228 | 387 | 290 | 249 | 202 | 466 | 495 | 593 | 508 | 441 | 288 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 172 | 170 | 162 | 178 | 172 | 121 | 116 | 86 | 83 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 196 | 193 | 196 | 193 | 126 | 184 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 18 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | NE 9 | NNE 5 | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NE 11 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | E 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 106 | 104 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 20 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 130 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 59 | 553 | 511 | 777 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 96 | 84 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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