
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
434 | 346 | 332 | 273 | 217 | 207 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 121 | 112 | 74 | 94 | 224 | 194 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 83 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:30AM1.77m | 8:52PM1.71m | 9:14AM1.76m | 9:39PM1.68m | 9:58AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43PM0.29m | 3:05AM0.33m | 3:31PM0.34m | 3:51AM0.39m | 4:19PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
434 | 346 | 332 | 273 | 217 | 207 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 121 | 112 | 59 | 94 | 224 | 194 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 83 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | NE 4 | SSW 15 | SE 15 |
44 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 39 | 53 | 74 | 53 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 42 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SE 16 | SSW 14 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | 5 | 21 | 26 | 33 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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