Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 7PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)151414131312121212121111111110999191817161010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1697135210637716535134092802242161571198657534160812956140183267267
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
1.62
7:52PM
1.67
8:10AM
1.63
8:36PM
1.71
8:55AM
1.64
9:19PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
0.33
2:01AM
0.33
2:24PM
0.37
2:47AM
0.37
3:07PM
0.41
3:33AM
0.41
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:26-------
Sunset--6:59-------6:58-------6:55-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C151717161515151416171817171515151618181717161615
Feels °C (?)131412111012121215151412141414151617151314131514
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