Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 02 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (02 Mar)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
3
S
2.5
SSW
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)78888991010101011111111111212121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5711204962117516492299265628143081362342044582444841714481539260755997489235662527190613521064
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
1.74
5:42PM
1.60
6:08AM
1.73
6:37PM
1.61
7:00AM
1.72
7:29PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34AM
0.17
11:55PM
0.14
12:29PM
0.18
12:46AM
0.15
1:21PM
0.19
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise-6:50-------6:52-------6:54------
Sunset-----7:49-------7:47-------7:45--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1332223342331112111-----
Temp. °C131112131312121212121213141413141414151415161514
Feels °C (?)635442232223432455779121212
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