Point Annihilation Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it for Point Annihilation. This is a reef and point set-up that's fairly consistent, and it's exposed to the south, which is what we want.

The next 16 days are a real mixed bag, with long stretches of no-go, but there are a couple of windows that could be worth the paddle. The water temp is sitting at 55°F, which is about 1°F cooler than normal, so nothing too wild for this time of year.

We start off with a bit of a nothing burger. Saturday morning, the 5th, has a tiny 2ft SSW swell at 9 seconds, but it's cross-on and the combined energy is weak (100). Saturday afternoon is a little better, with a gentle offshore breeze from the NE, but the swell drops to 2ft and the period shortens to 7 seconds. It's clean, but it's tiny. Sunday the 6th sees a touch more energy, with a 2ft SSW swell at 10 seconds (125 combined energy), and the wind is cross-off from the NNW, keeping it tidy. Still, these are barely rideable waves.

Honestly, the first real standout of the whole period is Wednesday morning, the 9th of September. The wind goes glassy, and we get a solid 5ft S swell at 9 seconds. The combined energy ramps up to a moderate 412, and the conditions are set to be clean. This is your best bet for the first week. It's a bit of a size for beginners, but for intermediates, it's the one to circle.

After that, the quality tanks. We get a huge dump of energy on the 8th (Tuesday afternoon) with a 7ft SSW swell, but it's onshore and messy. Then a massive 8ft swell hits on the 12th, with onshore winds and a combined energy of 2086 and 2086 again on the afternoon of the 15th. That's serious power, but it’s blown out. The wind is just too strong and onshore, making it a mess. For a spot like this, that heavy swell with onshore wind is more of a kite-surfing spectacle than a paddle-surfing session.

The second week stays pretty average. Tuesday morning the 15th has a 6ft S swell, but the wind is cross-shore, making it a bit lumpy. The afternoon of the 15th has another massive 8ft S swell with a 12-second period and a combined energy of 2041, but the wind is onshore. Again, too much juice and bad wind. There's a small window on Wednesday morning the 16th with a 5ft S swell, but the cross-shore wind will put a chop on it.

The outlook dries up significantly after that. We get a long stretch of poor conditions from the 17th onwards, with strong onshore winds and small, weak swells. The afternoon of the 18th has a 2ft S swell with a long 17-second period, but with a strong onshore wind, it's a write-off. The 19th and 20th are the same story: strong to near-gale winds and onshore, combined with moderate energy from the S. There's nothing to get excited about in that last week.

So, the only true standout is Wednesday morning, the 9th of September. Get on it. The rest of the month is a write-off unless you like getting blown off your board.

Stay salty, and I'll see you in the water.
Rusty.

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