Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 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
18.4° 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 3AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)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
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
ENE
3
E
2.4
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)12111110101091515141414131313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)019731320802618408332231376437407390609506421414339314244192189147145102
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
45
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
10
S
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
1.46
1:56PM
1.38
2:23AM
1.48
2:49PM
1.42
3:14AM
1.53
3:41PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
0.41
7:50AM
0.35
8:06PM
0.38
8:38AM
0.31
9:01PM
0.33
9:28AM
0.28
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:33-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset------5:43-------5:42-------5:40-
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-------1-------1-------
Temp. °C212020182021222018171617182020181615151516171716
Feels °C (?)151215151718201717141414141617161310101011121414
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