Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
18.5° 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 12AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.2
ESE
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)2019988891010121212121212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77212546488400476367314563607597669718718734761558539455411354303268
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
W
10
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
1.63
2:08AM
1.71
2:36PM
1.58
3:05AM
1.68
3:34PM
1.55
4:00AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
0.16
8:29AM
0.16
8:47PM
0.17
9:25AM
0.16
9:45PM
0.18
10:20AM
0.18
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-
Sunset-7:09-------7:08-------7:07------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------11--
Temp. °C181818181818202324232119191819202020212018171921
Feels °C (?)121314161617192121212019191919191919201919141820
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