Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than 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: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
3.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)777777141414141414141313111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3633493273113432943113904994924783733572812642680202916061200989884710625524
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
55
NE
60
NE
50
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
1.46
8:23AM
1.60
8:48PM
1.49
9:08AM
1.62
9:33PM
1.53
9:54AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
0.34
2:03AM
0.31
2:41PM
0.28
2:48AM
0.27
3:27PM
0.25
3:35AM
0.25
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:05-------6:07--
Sunset-8:32-------8:32-------8:31------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11-1-1496516104---------
Temp. °C171717171717181716171718181920232525222119192223
Feels °C (?)13131313131313121112101191114252725232118182123
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