Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 12PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
S
16
1.1
S
16
2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
36
35
32
33
16
16
16
16
16
35
33
36
35
33
33
35
33
32
19
28
137
589
1785
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
50
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:17AM1.46m
10:35PM1.53m
10:59AM1.42m
11:23PM1.49m
11:43AM1.39m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.42m
4:22PM0.46m
4:59AM0.40m
5:06PM0.44m
5:43AM0.37m
5:52PM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
19
21
19
18
19
18
16
17
19
19
17
16
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
11
12
11
13
15
18
16
13
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
13
12
9
8
10
13
14
13
10
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
E
9
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
13
1.5
ENE
13
1.5
ENE
13
1.5
ENE
13
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
Energy kJ
61
36
15
32
33
16
16
16
16
16
280
243
165
721
732
721
670
639
619
599
494
478
377
307
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.7
ENE
13
1.1
ENE
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
15
15
35
2
2
22
21
73
151
367
35
33
33
35
33
32
14
28
137
589
527
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
12
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
5
4
8
8
2
2
35
33
36
6
21
20
19
19
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
0.3
NW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.3
SW
6
2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
45
45
25
71
106
155
217
223
264
260
579
1
3
6
7
7
4
7
5
1785
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Distance (km)
2
2
2
45
2
45
45
45
45
41
7
45
7
2
11
7
11
7
7
7
7
1
1
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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