Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
4
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.8
S
3
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
5.5
S
5.5
S
Period(s) (?)1010101099998888886101011111111111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7877666665555562556792267374742524320472879716931
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NW
5
S
10
S
0
ESE
15
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
30
NW
15
NNW
10
SSE
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
1.79
7:13PM
1.88
7:41AM
1.81
8:06PM
1.93
8:37AM
1.81
8:59PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
0.16
1:29AM
0.15
1:52PM
0.14
2:26AM
0.13
2:46PM
0.13
3:24AM
0.11
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:35-------5:32-------5:31-----
mod rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
7-----------2363-----112
Temp. °C161920191816161617171715161513131514131212131314
Feels °C (?)141717171714151515161614161378117545101110
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