Point Annihilation 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.82° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Point Annihilation sea temperature is

14.9°C

Point Annihilation surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 4AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Evening (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	43	71	68	62	63	116	224	291	310	287	261	176	163	110	103	91	86	85	57	50	48	48	47	45	43	28	27
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	N	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	N	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		1:48AM1.58m				2:17PM1.67m				2:47AM1.55m				3:11PM1.63m				3:45AM1.55m					4:05PM1.60m				4:39AM1.58m
Low Tide				8:00AM0.14m				8:36PM0.13m				8:58AM0.19m				9:30PM0.18m				9:57AM0.24m					10:22PM0.24m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	7:51
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	17	19	17	18	19	17	15	15	17	18	17	16	18	18	19	19	21	24	24	24	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	15	14	15	15	15	13	15	17	15	14	14	15	15	14	13	17	18	18	18	20	22	22	22	19	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 14	S 15	S 15	NE 6	NE 6	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	S 9	S 9	ENE 7
kJ	32	19	13	14	63	116	224	77	56	287	261	176	163	110	103	49	47	47	47	37	38	48	65	73	43	28	93
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 16	S 8	E 14	S 15	S 16	NE 6	ENE 6	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	E 12	S 10	S 10	SW 12	S 12	S 9
kJ	43	71	68	62	21	1	4	291	310	38	22	3	3	3	3	91	86	85	57	50	48	3	47	45	6	12	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	E 10	E 10	S 9	E 14	—	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 9	—	—	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	SW 13	E 12	E 12	N 13	—	S 12
kJ	5	5	2	2	1	4	—	4	3	3	3	2	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	3	3	7	3	3	3	—	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	—	—	NNW 3	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	16	21	71	147	—	—	46	32	38	76	106	96	—	—	3	73	75	51	128	143	107	110	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	45	2	2	2	41
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	2	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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