Point Annihilation Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.82° E

Point Annihilation 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Point Annihilation sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.8° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 8PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
3
SSW
8
4
SSW
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
5
S
11
6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
300
980
2449
2894
3489
3407
3213
2787
2387
2134
1794
1705
1404
1459
1367
1359
2263
3258
5837
8892
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:11AM1.75m
8:31PM1.81m
9:00AM1.76m
9:21PM1.76m
9:46AM1.75m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.13m
2:51AM0.16m
3:09PM0.20m
3:39AM0.22m
4:01PM0.28m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
4
5
3
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-5
-5
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