Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 205 | 205 | 224 | 200 | 197 | 589 | 859 | 743 | 662 | 522 | 341 | 304 | 229 | 249 | 926 | 847 | 1598 | 3580 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.59m | 11:34AM1.60m | 11:55PM1.52m | 12:25PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.42m | 5:24AM0.45m | 5:53PM0.44m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:41PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 254 | 205 | 205 | 224 | 200 | 197 | 589 | 859 | 743 | 662 | 522 | 341 | 304 | 229 | 75 | 57 | 39 | 28 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 121 | 187 | 174 | 171 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 97 | 75 | 24 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 52 | 53 | 87 | 129 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 21 | 22 | — | 24 | 54 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SSW 6 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 86 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 17 | 249 | 926 | 847 | 1598 | 3580 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 7 | 88 | 161 | 81 | 114 | 64 |
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