Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 09 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 10AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)1189991616999101099101010101011118813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)913243433433951920334332332347349341397400407484504524764621763
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
E
20
E
20
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
1.51
11:09PM
1.54
11:31AM
1.44
11:57PM
1.50
12:16PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
0.45
4:58PM
0.48
5:30AM
0.44
5:40PM
0.46
6:16AM
0.42
6:25PM
0.44
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise--6:30-------6:31-------6:31-----
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:45---
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1--------------------111
Temp. °C191920212221191818171817161616161616171818181818
Feels °C (?)181820192019181818181915131515151517171716151415
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