
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 3AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 52 | 87 | 131 | 116 | 109 | 101 | 90 | 87 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 23 | 23 | 50 | 54 | 20 | 34 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19AM1.67m | 6:39PM1.60m | 7:06AM1.71m | 7:25PM1.61m | 7:51AM1.73m | 8:11PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.37m | 12:33PM0.37m | 00:53AM0.42m | 1:20PM0.40m | 1:38AM0.45m | 2:05PM0.43m | 2:21AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | 7:57 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
72 | 47 | 43 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 131 | 116 | 109 | 101 | 90 | 87 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 23 | 23 | 184 | 102 | 71 | 65 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 3 | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
17 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 52 | 87 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 54 | 37 | 34 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 3 | S 14 | SE 9 | E 9 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 10 | SE 4 | NE 10 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | — | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 6 | ESE 4 | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 9 | — | 24 | 40 | 128 | 127 | 128 | 153 | 150 | 123 | 143 | 200 | 446 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 156 | 267 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 0 |
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