Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
19.7° 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 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
S
0.6
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
SE
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
1.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
4
S
4.5
SSW
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
Period(s) (?)666676688710141346888999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16111497803826274457514736897347992911561469176924733344384436563364
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
5
W
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49PM
1.62
4:17AM
1.74
4:47PM
1.61
5:13AM
1.74
5:42PM
1.60
6:08AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
0.19
10:01PM
0.18
10:39AM
0.18
11:00PM
0.16
11:34AM
0.17
11:55PM
0.14
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52
Sunset---7:52-------7:50-------7:49----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------1-1322123332
Temp. °C161617171616141417191818181613121214131212121212
Feels °C (?)1213141514131111151613151896345321233
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