Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Feb 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.9
S
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)99991010999999566666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1971581581271171177873554732296712614315314067819081817676
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
20
W
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
1.67
2:21AM
1.76
2:50PM
1.65
3:20AM
1.75
3:49PM
1.62
4:17AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
0.22
8:03PM
0.21
8:43AM
0.21
9:01PM
0.20
9:41AM
0.19
10:01PM
0.18
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50
Sunset---7:54-------7:52-------7:52----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------11--12----------
Temp. °C192221212119191817171817171616161616171716161515
Feels °C (?)182018182017181715151614131213131313151514141313
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