Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 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
18.3° 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 9PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)991514141413131313131212121212121111111111115
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)282281376437407390609506303414339256244192189147145102976968474055
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
SW
10
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:56PM
1.38
2:23AM
1.48
2:49PM
1.42
3:14AM
1.53
3:41PM
1.50
4:06AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
0.38
8:38AM
0.31
9:01PM
0.33
9:28AM
0.28
9:55PM
0.28
10:21AM
0.25
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:35-------6:35-------6:37-
Sunset5:43-------5:42-------5:40-------
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C212019171717182020191515151416181818161616171718
Feels °C (?)18171715151615171616111210811141515111010121213
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