Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 5AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)--
Evening (12 Apr)--

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
E
0.1
S
3
E
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
5
ENE
6
ENE
6
NE
3.5
E
2.5
E
2.1
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.7
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)1213101212121112121211101010991514141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14443158636600028971606937637474334275222437571390384495498298
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
55
ENE
60
ENE
70
ENE
70
NE
35
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
1.47
1:04PM
1.37
1:34AM
1.46
1:56PM
1.38
2:23AM
1.48
2:49PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.44
7:03AM
0.38
7:13PM
0.41
7:50AM
0.35
8:06PM
0.38
8:38AM
0.31
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:35---
Sunset------5:45-------5:43-------5:42-
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
14---12536------1-------
Temp. °C181819192020202020212019192121201818181718202018
Feels °C (?)141414131212101016151215151918181615151415181816
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