Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 26 Jan 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 10PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)1211111110101010101010101010101099999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55055553550542641040239238437933935334032732026220516413012799926866
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
1.69
1:10PM
1.70
1:36AM
1.73
2:05PM
1.70
2:36AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
0.23
6:58AM
0.28
7:23PM
0.24
7:56AM
0.28
8:17PM
0.24
8:56AM
0.27
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset-8:30-------8:29-------8:28------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C201919171716181919181817171717181819181818182123
Feels °C (?)181719151514161716171816161616181716161617172021
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