
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 4AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 85 | 116 | 109 | 101 | 90 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 57 | 44 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 44 | 43 | 70 | 73 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.71m | 7:25PM1.61m | 7:51AM1.73m | 8:11PM1.62m | 8:34AM1.73m | 8:56PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.42m | 1:20PM0.40m | 1:38AM0.45m | 2:05PM0.43m | 2:21AM0.46m | 2:50PM0.44m | 3:03AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | 7:58 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
20 | 17 | 24 | 109 | 101 | 90 | 57 | 154 | 49 | 48 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 131 | 57 | 44 | 153 | 125 | 119 | 127 | 137 | 137 | 113 | 108 | 150 | 117 | 115 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 5 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
87 | 85 | 116 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 73 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 5 | — |
2 | 5 | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 43 | 70 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NE 9 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
6 | 46 | 43 | 24 | 31 | 110 | 199 | 306 | 131 | 116 | 144 | 145 | 117 | 316 | 100 | 97 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 193 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
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