Point Annihilation Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.82° E

Point Annihilation 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Point Annihilation sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 10AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.6
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
7
2.4
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
0.7
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
302
444
670
692
652
563
623
1079
636
798
691
866
551
524
445
375
367
332
281
230
225
200
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:18AM1.35m
2:46PM1.45m
3:08AM1.35m
3:33PM1.46m
3:58AM1.39m
4:21PM1.50m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.42m
9:01PM0.38m
9:20AM0.39m
9:48PM0.34m
10:11AM0.34m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
9
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
4
7
6
6
5
4
6
8
9
7
7
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