
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
303 | 473 | 581 | 657 | 681 | 2736 | 4265 | 2592 | 5868 | 6621 | 6011 | 6248 | 7113 | 7976 | 6919 | 6086 | 5067 | 4295 | 3599 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:19PM1.63m | 9:39AM1.59m | 10:04PM1.65m | 10:22AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.29m | 3:34AM0.27m | 3:49PM0.29m | 4:19AM0.27m | 4:38PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 16 |
303 | 473 | 581 | 657 | 681 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 19 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
165 | 167 | 64 | 103 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 19 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
98 | 66 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
3 | — | — | 84 | 144 | 2736 | 4265 | 2592 | 5868 | 6621 | 6011 | 6248 | 7113 | 7976 | 6919 | 6086 | 5067 | 4295 | 3599 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 88 | 81 | 158 | 158 | 91 | 280 | 169 | 169 | 171 | 95 | 92 | 92 | 81 | 77 |
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