Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 6AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3783 | 4169 | 5583 | 3743 | 2672 | 1768 | 1212 | 766 | 578 | 434 | 306 | 288 | 389 | 322 | 209 | 480 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:41AM1.44m | 1:14PM1.49m | 1:29AM1.38m | 2:00PM1.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.45m | 6:53AM0.45m | 7:29PM0.44m | 7:39AM0.44m | 8:15PM0.41m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 20 | 4402 | 3743 | 2672 | 1768 | 1212 | 766 | 578 | 434 | 306 | 288 | 389 | 322 | 17 | 8 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | S 13 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 30 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 128 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 92 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SE 14 | ENE 10 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | SSW 10 | S 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 3783 | 4169 | 5583 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 209 | 480 | 663 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 77 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 94 | 46 |
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