Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.4° 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 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)1110109998118811111010101099998876
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38129019213610374513522121211787766666511076
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onglassoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:52AM
1.75
6:19PM
1.79
6:46AM
1.79
7:13PM
1.88
7:41AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
0.20
12:07PM
0.19
12:32AM
0.17
1:00PM
0.16
1:29AM
0.15
1:52PM
0.14
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset------5:36-------5:35-------5:32-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------121------31--
Temp. °C161515161719191818181918171921191716151515161818
Feels °C (?)121111111215151314131313141819171515141515151617
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