Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 341 | 304 | 229 | 179 | 1014 | 1629 | 2902 | 3471 | 4125 | 4523 | 4332 | 2920 | 1887 | 1299 | 841 | 613 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.52m | 12:25PM1.54m | 00:41AM1.44m | 1:14PM1.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:41PM0.45m | 6:53AM0.45m | 7:29PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 435 | 341 | 304 | 229 | 75 | 42 | 29 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 4523 | 4332 | 2920 | 1887 | 1299 | 841 | 613 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 119 | 119 | 97 | 75 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 25 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 30 | 21 | 21 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 179 | 1014 | 1629 | 2902 | 3471 | 4125 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 411 | 168 | 135 | 114 | 81 | 77 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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