Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 15 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 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
E
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
1.3
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
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)12121212121111118141717171717161616161615141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24123018412512111382819531383999210151004935901752743724697544447427414
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
N
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
1.48
3:32PM
1.37
4:00AM
1.48
4:23PM
1.38
4:49AM
1.50
5:14PM
1.43
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
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:28-------7:25
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616161617171615151414172021191816161516171717
Feels °C (?)13141314141515141212109131616141514141315161616
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