Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 3PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.3
S
1
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.4
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)1099988513812121110109988887777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1571188455361163930114989963670458326241177738367216404376217188
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
5
E
15
E
15
NE
10
ESE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
WNW
5
NW
15
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoncross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
1.73
10:38PM
1.73
11:07AM
1.73
11:27PM
1.76
11:59AM
1.72
12:21AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
0.18
4:55AM
0.21
5:20PM
0.19
5:48AM
0.22
6:12PM
0.20
6:45AM
0.23
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46
Sunset---8:00-------7:59-------7:58----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172021201917171617171717161616161820191717161615
Feels °C (?)141918181714131314141315141415161818161213111212
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