Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 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
18.3° 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: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
S
1.2
SW
0.4
SE
1.3
SW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121212121111111111111151468
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4073905215064214143393142441921891471091027069684747386853132436
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
1.48
2:49PM
1.42
3:14AM
1.53
3:41PM
1.50
4:06AM
1.60
4:33PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
0.31
9:01PM
0.33
9:28AM
0.28
9:55PM
0.28
10:21AM
0.25
10:47PM
0.24
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:37-----
Sunset----5:42-------5:40-------5:38---
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C171719202117161514141617181816161617181717161413
Feels °C (?)151516171813131111710121515119101213119899
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