
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 9PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1730 | 1619 | 1514 | 1326 | 1223 | 1204 | 1003 | 878 | 933 | 836 | 889 | 802 | 636 | 568 | 518 | 393 | 408 | 329 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.55m | 5:09AM1.43m | 5:37PM1.55m | 5:56AM1.42m | 6:22PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.46m | 11:24AM0.41m | 11:53PM0.41m | 12:05PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
1730 | 1619 | 1514 | 1326 | 1223 | 1204 | 1003 | 878 | 933 | 836 | 889 | 802 | 636 | 568 | 518 | 393 | 408 | 329 | 302 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
37 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 162 | 220 | 212 | 183 | 165 | 109 | 71 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 4 | — | NE 12 | S 18 | S 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 106 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | 6 | 25 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||
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