Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
2.2
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)881111111111111114138899999991010910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)453619253257205202160127211514461412377351357359395364383349305293299
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
SW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
1.66
10:07AM
1.57
10:23PM
1.60
10:48AM
1.51
11:09PM
1.54
11:31AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
0.47
4:01AM
0.45
4:15PM
0.48
4:45AM
0.45
4:58PM
0.48
5:30AM
0.44
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---111-11-121-3-1-------
Temp. °C171717171817181920191818191918202120191818171718
Feels °C (?)121212121413131517161516181817191918171717171818
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