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Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 19 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
20.3° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 12PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)88888888877778888881414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)589601565567589558572532468435435444498495437395375329323384499492478445
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
1.58
7:11PM
1.45
7:38AM
1.59
8:00PM
1.46
8:23AM
1.60
8:48PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
0.40
1:20AM
0.35
1:55PM
0.34
2:03AM
0.31
2:41PM
0.28
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:05------
Sunset-----8:34-------8:32-------8:32--
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11-11111-1213-1---------
Temp. °C171717171717171717171717171717171717181819181818
Feels °C (?)121212121313121213131312131313131313141314131313
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