
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 9AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
686 | 663 | 563 | 543 | 478 | 396 | 320 | 245 | 200 | 163 | 151 | 110 | 81 | 59 | 59 | 41 | 30 | 29 | 45 | 43 | 61 | 59 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.63m | 1:34PM1.71m | 2:02AM1.59m | 2:32PM1.69m | 3:01AM1.56m | 3:28PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.16m | 7:55PM0.14m | 8:14AM0.15m | 8:53PM0.13m | 9:13AM0.15m | 9:48PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
686 | 663 | 563 | 543 | 478 | 396 | 320 | 245 | 200 | 163 | 151 | 110 | 81 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 43 | 61 | 59 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | S 16 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 15 | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 45 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 16 | S 14 | S 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | E 12 | NE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 16 | E 13 | — | SSW 17 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 21 | 3 | — | 96 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 103 | 107 | 100 | 99 | 98 | — | 93 | 160 | 197 | 192 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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