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Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 4PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | |
32 | 19 | 19 | 193 | 941 | 1985 | 2391 | 2727 | 1335 | 3072 | 2816 | 2774 | 2394 | 2012 | 1682 | 1370 | 1218 | 946 | 704 | 575 | 480 | 472 | 1787 | 2240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:43AM1.39m | 00:12AM1.48m | 12:31PM1.40m | 1:01AM1.49m | 1:23PM1.44m | 1:51AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.42m | 6:29AM0.35m | 6:41PM0.39m | 7:16AM0.33m | 7:33PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | |
— | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 |
609 | 522 | 486 | 470 | 364 | 351 | 297 | 242 | 1335 | 3072 | 2816 | 2774 | 2394 | 2012 | 1682 | 1370 | 1218 | 946 | 704 | 575 | 480 | 472 | 1787 | 2240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 |
32 | 13 | 14 | 193 | 941 | 527 | 427 | 419 | 191 | 188 | 146 | 141 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 417 | 62 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | S 17 | E 10 | SE 17 | S 26 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 34 | 53 | 34 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 138 | 64 | 12 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 2391 | 2727 | 442 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 99 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 91 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 12 |
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