Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 15 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 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)121111111114171717171716161616161614131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12111382816937783999210151004800771752734604604589453427345256232177134
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
20
N
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
15
E
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
1.37
4:00AM
1.48
4:23PM
1.38
4:49AM
1.50
5:14PM
1.43
5:40AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
0.40
9:43PM
0.40
10:17AM
0.35
10:36PM
0.35
11:06AM
0.30
11:28PM
0.29
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---7:29-------7:28-------7:25----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161717161515141417192019181615151617181717161515
Feels °C (?)141515141212111013141413151514141617171414131213
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