Point Annihilation Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.82° E

Point Annihilation 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Point Annihilation sea temperature is
12.4° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 12AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
S
10
1.3
S
17
1.7
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1439
1201
1040
849
951
865
941
1384
1860
2507
2153
1866
1659
1446
1233
1062
911
800
639
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:41PM1.67m
12:04PM1.70m
00:33AM1.67m
1:01PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:29PM0.31m
5:54AM0.28m
6:23PM0.31m
6:46AM0.27m
7:22PM0.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
6
5
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
2
3
4
3
2
2
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
6
8
8
6
5
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