Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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
18.1° 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 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.4
S
1.2
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
ESE
1.3
SW
1.1
SSW
2
SSW
1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)13121212121212111111111111115101478914131211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3392562441921891471451029768684747415968801381715913991376926483
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
NW
15
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
25
NE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
1.53
3:41PM
1.50
4:06AM
1.60
4:33PM
1.59
4:59AM
1.68
5:26PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01PM
0.33
9:28AM
0.28
9:55PM
0.28
10:21AM
0.25
10:47PM
0.24
11:14AM
0.22
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:35-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset------5:40-------5:38-------5:37-
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C151515151617181716161616181717171513131415171819
Feels °C (?)1110118101216161310101013109109881012151315
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