Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 14 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
18.5° 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 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)--
Afternoon (14 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (14 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)131312121212121111111114171717171716161617161614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)421346241230184125121113828169377849100410151004935771762771819734697474
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
1.39
3:14AM
1.48
3:32PM
1.37
4:00AM
1.48
4:23PM
1.38
4:49AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
0.44
9:29AM
0.40
9:43PM
0.40
10:17AM
0.35
10:36PM
0.35
11:06AM
0.30
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset-7:30-------7:29-------7:28------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C171716161616161717161515141417212120181715151617
Feels °C (?)131312131314131415141212101013171615151512141516
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