Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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
18.2° 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 8PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.3
ESE
2
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SW
5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
4.5
ENE
3
E
2.1
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)10101091010101010101012131312121211121212111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34734735439239840742450458069636310793333600002403944792
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
5
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
55
ENE
65
ENE
75
NE
70
NE
50
NNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
1.44
11:57PM
1.50
12:16PM
1.39
12:46AM
1.47
1:04PM
1.37
1:34AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
0.46
6:16AM
0.42
6:25PM
0.44
7:03AM
0.38
7:13PM
0.41
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:31-------6:31-------6:33-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:45-------5:45-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1--1111--23291--
Temp. °C181717161717171717181818181819192020202121212019
Feels °C (?)19151515171718181616161514141413121091115161515
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