Point Annihilation Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.82° E

Point Annihilation 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Point Annihilation sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.5° 

Point Annihilation surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 12AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)19s

Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.9
S
15
2.3
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2373
1508
1471
1452
1938
1618
1415
1618
3752
4843
5059
4586
3882
3043
2594
2055
1699
1431
1052
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:50PM1.81m
10:17AM1.72m
10:42PM1.74m
11:07AM1.68m
Low Tide
3:36PM0.13m
4:12AM0.14m
4:30PM0.21m
5:02AM0.20m
5:23PM0.29m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
9
10
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
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