Point Annihilation Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.82° E

Point Annihilation 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Point Annihilation sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.7° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
18
1.1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
16
1
S
17
1.1
S
18
1.5
S
17
1.9
S
17
2
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
643
539
439
359
294
220
239
218
300
390
390
725
520
381
352
412
589
733
1342
2124
2326
2928
2369
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:58AM1.40m
3:28PM1.49m
3:46AM1.38m
4:13PM1.49m
4:33AM1.38m
4:59PM1.50m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.44m
9:43PM0.43m
10:00AM0.41m
10:29PM0.39m
10:48AM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
11
13
15
15
13
13
12
11
13
15
17
16
15
15
16
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
6
8
11
12
11
10
10
9
8
10
13
14
13
10
11
12
7
7
9
8
6
5
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