Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 1AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
E
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)88888777777771414141414141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)549558530452468455417390400349337327285279307390499492478452352347264187
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
50
NE
55
ENE
65
ENE
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
1.45
7:38AM
1.59
8:00PM
1.46
8:23AM
1.60
8:48PM
1.49
9:08AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
0.40
1:20AM
0.35
1:55PM
0.34
2:03AM
0.31
2:41PM
0.28
2:48AM
0.27
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:05-------6:05--
Sunset-8:34-------8:32-------8:32------
rain showers
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
11------------------271415
Temp. °C181717171717171718181817171718191918181818181818
Feels °C (?)1413131313121212131413131312131414141412121198
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