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Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 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
20.2° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 4PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)14141414141414131311111110101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32139049949247837335728126428222157172913341087792630518431380325281230194157
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
45
ENE
45
NE
50
ENE
55
NE
45
NE
30
NE
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
ENE
5
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
1.60
8:48PM
1.49
9:08AM
1.62
9:33PM
1.53
9:54AM
1.64
10:17PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
0.28
2:48AM
0.27
3:27PM
0.25
3:35AM
0.25
4:11PM
0.23
4:24AM
0.25
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:07-------6:09
Sunset---8:32-------8:31-------8:31----
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
45778131342---------------
Temp. °C171616161717182020212423212019192223252421191817
Feels °C (?)131110910991518222524212018172123262218151412
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