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Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 30 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
S
1.1
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)10101011111413131312121111101010715141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75102106110112195423746643522333240184164125125183163206187430411295220
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
20
E
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
1.71
4:32AM
1.84
5:03PM
1.71
5:30AM
1.85
6:00PM
1.71
6:28AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
0.24
10:16PM
0.22
10:55AM
0.20
11:17PM
0.18
11:53AM
0.17
12:15AM
0.13
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset---8:25-------8:25-------8:24----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818181817171719212222221917161818181917171617
Feels °C (?)161717161615151518191921201916161816161816161514
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