
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
380 | 339 | 332 | 281 | 230 | 206 | 200 | 377 | 282 | 175 | 321 | 239 | 187 | 180 | 172 | 200 | 197 | 197 | 232 | 193 | 387 | 295 | 431 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:58AM1.39m | 4:21PM1.50m | 4:47AM1.45m | 5:11PM1.55m | 5:36AM1.53m | 6:00PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.34m | 10:36PM0.31m | 10:59AM0.30m | 11:26PM0.28m | 11:46AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
380 | 339 | 332 | 281 | 230 | 186 | 88 | 377 | 282 | 163 | 321 | 239 | 187 | 180 | 172 | 200 | 197 | 197 | 232 | 193 | 387 | 295 | 249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | SSW 17 |
104 | 151 | 190 | 174 | 215 | 206 | 192 | 180 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 170 | 162 | 178 | 127 | 121 | 116 | 86 | 83 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | NE 4 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 5 |
35 | 45 | 82 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 200 | 61 | 56 | 41 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 35 | 72 | 431 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 94 |
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