Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 209 | 202 | 198 | 195 | 154 | 116 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 51 | 40 | 53 | 58 | 119 | 297 | 454 | 539 | 1567 | 1751 | 1535 |
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-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.46m | 6:33PM1.57m | 6:58AM1.52m | 7:20PM1.62m | 7:44AM1.59m | 8:05PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.28m | 00:49AM0.26m | 1:02PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.24m | 1:48PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 216 | 209 | 202 | 198 | 195 | 154 | 116 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 23 | 64 | 62 | 52 | 49 | 82 | 163 | 318 | 1567 | 1751 | 1535 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 30 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 40 | 53 | 58 | 119 | 297 | 454 | 539 | 28 | 28 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 4 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SW 5 | SSW 10 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 113 | 52 | 53 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 35 | 65 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 32 | 66 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 23 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 41 |
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