Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (26 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.1
S
0.1
SW
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)11111110101114131313131212111111101010101010910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8658575636229713913012584754643232311888923221
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
1.57
11:07PM
1.45
11:27AM
1.54
11:50PM
1.44
12:15PM
1.53
12:35AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
0.36
5:11AM
0.40
5:49PM
0.33
5:58AM
0.37
6:35PM
0.30
6:47AM
0.34
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-------5:37-------5:37-------5:37
Sunset---8:12-------8:13-------8:14----
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-121-
Temp. °C202021222118171720202119222018192323222220181717
Feels °C (?)181617181916151518161716211917182324222220181718
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