Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 17 | SSW 6 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 104 | 121 | 163 | 199 | 160 | 173 | 222 | 245 | 269 | 309 | 346 | 538 | 486 | 465 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.58m | 1:46PM1.61m | 2:03AM1.55m | 2:36PM1.59m | 2:51AM1.51m | 3:22PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.42m | 8:00PM0.47m | 8:15AM0.47m | 8:50PM0.50m | 9:04AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 121 | 163 | 199 | 160 | 164 | 161 | 156 | 156 | 309 | 346 | 538 | 486 | 465 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | S 8 | NE 7 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 104 | 6 | 28 | 49 | 106 | 173 | 211 | 245 | 269 | 80 | 75 | 19 | 44 | 41 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 7 | S 9 | SE 13 | ESE 18 | SE 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | E 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 25 | 59 | 55 | 81 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 18 | 43 | 120 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 97 | 222 | 212 | 195 | 220 | 226 | 340 | 358 | 403 | 419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 96 | 2 | 81 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 64 | 64 | 75 | 46 | 91 | 114 | 81 | 64 |
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