Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
18.6° 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 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
Period(s) (?)131312121212111111111010101066710111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)427345314240177134121114835854503230971482781308194431333077243820771803
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
S
15
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
1.43
5:40AM
1.55
6:05PM
1.49
6:32AM
1.62
6:57PM
1.57
7:22AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
0.29
11:56AM
0.26
12:17AM
0.23
12:48PM
0.22
1:06AM
0.19
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset-7:25-------7:23-------7:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------1343111112
Temp. °C181817161515171919181717171818171717171717171717
Feels °C (?)161414131212151616151517171715141513131313121312
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