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Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 13 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
18.7° 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 12PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 13). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (13 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212131313131313141413131313121212126711111014
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39241258762463472276863465364358642742134624118716412585129828167322
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crossoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
1.52
1:54PM
1.44
2:27AM
1.49
2:42PM
1.39
3:14AM
1.48
3:32PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
0.47
8:05PM
0.46
8:42AM
0.45
8:52PM
0.44
9:29AM
0.40
9:43PM
0.40
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----7:31-------7:30-------7:29--
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1---------116621-------
Temp. °C181819212021202020192117171716161616161717161615
Feels °C (?)151516191820202020192013141312121113131515131211
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