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Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 25 Jan 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
19.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
0.7
ESE
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)101099912121212121212121111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)271235225177165142192537727715589569550495524441418402339349392392386340
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
SE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
1.67
11:48PM
1.65
12:18PM
1.69
12:39AM
1.69
1:10PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
0.25
5:44PM
0.23
6:05AM
0.27
6:32PM
0.23
6:58AM
0.28
7:23PM
0.24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
Sunrise-6:09-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:30-------8:30-------8:29--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C161619202221191717171921201919171717191919191817
Feels °C (?)101014161818141211121519181818161516171717181816
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