Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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 6PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.5
E
0.7
ESE
2
E
2.2
E
0.1
S
2.5
E
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
5
ENE
6
ENE
5.5
ENE
3.5
E
2.5
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
ESE
1.5
E
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)10910121213101212121112121211101010999141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58039098109813233159936600035461739867650544288235240443844390
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
65
NE
70
NE
55
NE
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
NW
25
NW
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
offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
1.39
12:46AM
1.47
1:04PM
1.37
1:34AM
1.46
1:56PM
1.38
2:23AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
0.42
6:25PM
0.44
7:03AM
0.38
7:13PM
0.41
7:50AM
0.35
8:06PM
0.38
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:31-------6:33-------6:33-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:43-----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----12---124-7----------
Temp. °C171818181818191920202020202020192021212019181718
Feels °C (?)16161616151415131312109121313141618181716161414
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