Point Annihilation Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’ve got a single spot on the radar for this forecast period: Point Annihilation. It’s a reef and point setup, fairly consistent, and it likes a solid south swell. The water’s sitting at a cool 55°, which is a bit colder than you’d usually expect for this time of year. Let’s run through what’s coming.

The next few days are pretty tame. We start off Tuesday the 21st with a 7ft south swell, but a light cross-shore breeze and marginal conditions keep it from being a goer. Wednesday morning the 22nd though? That’s where we get a little taste of glass. Clean 4ft south swell with a nice 12-second period and glassy conditions. It’s small, but it’s clean for a sneaky session. By Thursday the 23rd, the swell drops off fast into Thursday and Friday, with tiny waves and onshore slop. Saturday the 25th sees a bump in energy but it’s all blown out.

Now, the big stuff hits from Sunday the 26th through the end of the month, but don't get too excited – it’s messy. Sunday morning pumps a 7ft south swell but with 12 mph onshore wind, it’s ugly. Monday the 27th goes even bigger with a 15ft to 16ft south swell, but it’s accompanied by strong onshore gales. The combined energy readings hit massive numbers (5164 to 8295), but with 19-22 mph winds blowing straight onto it, it’s a washing machine. That’s kite-surf territory, not paddle surf. Tuesday the 28th is your best bet in this wild stretch: an 8ft swell from the southeast with a long 14-second period, and light cross-shore winds in the morning. The energy is still extreme (4904), but the conditions are cleaner. It’s still big—only for experienced hands.

Things settle down into the first week of August, but it’s mostly average. A bump of 5ft to 6ft on the 1st and 2nd, but winds are cross-onshore or onshore, so it’s lumpy. The standout in this whole outlook? You’ve gotta wait for Tuesday the 4th of August. That morning we’ve got a 15ft south swell (period 13 seconds, energy 7090) with light cross-shore winds, and by the afternoon it’s a clean 16ft south swell with a light offshore breeze from the NNE. Excellent conditions for experienced surfers. This is a proper, powerful groundswell hitting a point break, so expect long, waiting sets and clean faces. It’s for experts only, this size. For the rest of us, the Wednesday the 5th still has 15ft but the winds shift cross-onshore, so it’s less clean.

Overall, the first week and a half is quiet, with a short window of clean but small surf on the 22nd. The real juice arrives late, with a huge but wild swell through the end of July, and the absolute standout is August 4th. Mark it down, but keep an eye on the wind.

Rusty.

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