Point Annihilation Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up for Point Annihilation.

Right now, it’s a bit of a messy start. We’ve got a solid pulse of S swell rolling in on Sunday, but the wind is all over the place – Sunday morning sees a cross-on W breeze clocking in at 9 mph, making it choppy. The swell’s there at 8 ft with a 12-second period from the south, and the combined energy is putting out 1885, so there’s plenty of juice, but the conditions are rough. If the tide plays nice and you’re desperate, you could get something, but it’s marginal at best.

Monday takes a step back: the swell drops to 5 ft and the wind swings to a cross-shore WNW, which cleans things up slightly but doesn’t really give you a good wave. Energy drops to 599, so it’s weak. Tuesday and Wednesday are a write-off – massive storm swell (up to 18 ft on Tuesday afternoon!) but with onshore winds hitting 34 mph and near gale force. That’s not surfing, that’s survival. The combined energy on Tuesday afternoon hits 8897, so there’s insane power, but it’s totally unsurfable. This setup is more for kite surfers than paddle surfers – huge, messy, dangerous.

Thursday and Friday are still bumpy with cross-onshore winds and dropping swell. Then, right when you might be losing hope, Saturday the 8th of August shows up. That morning is the standout. The swell settles to a clean 7 ft from the south with a 13-second period, combined energy at 1335 – solid moderate to strong energy – and the wind goes glassy. Dead calm. That’s what we live for. Point Annihilation is a reef and point break, and with that southerly swell direction matching the optimum, it’s going to line up beautifully. This one’s for the experienced crew, not beginners – 7 ft is pushing it for learners.

Sunday the 9th is a solid follow-up. The swell drops to 5 ft but the wind is glassy again in the morning, switching to a light offshore from the ENE in the afternoon. Clean lines, smaller but fun. Energy drops to around 523, so it’s more mellow, but still worthwhile.

After that, we go through a slow fade. The week starting Monday the 10th has clean offshore winds (NE and NNE), but the swell gets small – dropping from 4 ft down to 1.0 ft by Thursday the 13th. The energy numbers fall off a cliff, from 370 down to just 25. It’s a clean little dribble, but only for a longboard or a log.

There’s a big gap from about the 13th to the 16th with practically no swell – combined energy in single digits, tiny waves. Then on Monday the 17th, there’s a late spike: 8 ft from the SSW, but it’s only an 8-second period (short and choppy) and the wind is moderate cross-shore. Energy is back up to 880, but the wave quality is marginal. Not a standout, but a glimpse of hope for the end of the window. Still, Saturday the 8th is your best bet – glassy, solid, and clean.

Water temp at Point Annihilation is sitting around 55°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – about 2° off. Throw on a decent wetsuit.

Rusty.

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