Point Annihilation Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.82° E

Point Annihilation 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Point Annihilation sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.6° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 10AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)18ft (5.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.4
SSW
8
4
S
9
4
S
10
5
S
10
5.5
S
11
5.5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1493
1398
657
2282
3321
5365
6687
8514
8606
7260
5541
4570
3957
4909
3829
2785
2341
2212
562
798
737
682
438
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
50
S
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:46AM1.75m
10:10PM1.71m
10:33AM1.72m
10:59PM1.67m
11:22AM1.67m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.22m
4:01PM0.28m
4:27AM0.30m
4:51PM0.34m
5:15AM0.36m
5:41PM0.40m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-5
-5
-5
-5
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
3
2
4
5
6
7
8
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