
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 10AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1240 | 962 | 1163 | 1682 | 2939 | 2225 | 2139 | 1944 | 1629 | 1347 | 1129 | 1019 | 816 | 625 | 454 | 361 | 282 | 182 | 136 | 96 | 92 | 68 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.88m | 11:00PM1.72m | 11:22AM1.83m | 11:55PM1.68m | 12:22PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.14m | 4:51PM0.12m | 5:09AM0.12m | 5:48PM0.10m | 6:06AM0.11m | 6:45PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | S 10 |
4 | 391 | 347 | — | 2307 | 2225 | 2139 | 1944 | 1629 | 1347 | 1129 | 1019 | 816 | 625 | 454 | 361 | 282 | 182 | 136 | 96 | 92 | 35 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | S 10 | SSE 12 |
8 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 68 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | NE 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NW 3 | NNE 7 |
1240 | 962 | 1163 | 1682 | 2939 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 77 | 99 | 343 | 169 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 45 |
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