Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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
18.2° 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 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.9
E
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
S
4
E
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999101010910101010101010128871210111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36432733234034734734739240040742443451463352297666532896000
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
0
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
40
ENE
50
ENE
65
ENE
75
NE
65
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
1.54
11:31AM
1.44
11:57PM
1.50
12:16PM
1.39
12:46AM
1.47
1:04PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.44
5:40PM
0.46
6:16AM
0.42
6:25PM
0.44
7:03AM
0.38
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:31-------6:31-------6:33---
Sunset------5:47-------5:45-------5:45-
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------111--172
Temp. °C191919181818161616161616171818181818191919202021
Feels °C (?)18181920181713151515151717161616151415141311812
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