Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 08 Mar 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 7AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (08 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (08 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1
E
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)9191919171581514141313131217677788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)656911811593771437238363355545252175289303302346318324241213
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
1.72
10:10AM
1.67
10:32PM
1.71
10:56AM
1.65
11:15PM
1.67
11:41AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
0.34
4:24PM
0.37
4:48AM
0.38
5:09PM
0.42
5:34AM
0.42
5:54PM
0.45
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58--------7:00---
Sunset-------7:39-------7:37-------7:37
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1211----
Temp. °C171615151719201919171615161718171616151516161616
Feels °C (?)131413141617171717151413131515131211111112121212
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