Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Point Annihilation surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Point Annihilation sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 3PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)1212121111111111115559889141312111110109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1891471451027069684747607074180211234318129815141048651449290231136
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
W
10
SW
0
NW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
0
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
1.50
4:06AM
1.60
4:33PM
1.59
4:59AM
1.68
5:26PM
1.69
5:52AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
0.28
9:55PM
0.28
10:21AM
0.25
10:47PM
0.24
11:14AM
0.22
11:39PM
0.20
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset--5:40-------5:38-------5:37-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161718171616161717161716141413131517171716151415
Feels °C (?)10121616131010121299989891216131312121111
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