Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
18.2° 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 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)161515141414131313131212121212111514141313121210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)795910610310093888583807572696867634370646034282616
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
1.76
11:10PM
1.84
11:44AM
1.73
12:07AM
1.80
12:40PM
1.68
1:08AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
0.16
5:35AM
0.16
5:55PM
0.16
6:32AM
0.16
6:53PM
0.16
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:15-------7:16-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:13-------7:12----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------112335
Temp. °C151717161616151517181817171717171717171716161616
Feels °C (?)13141312131413131515151314131313121212121010109
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