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Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?
The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 12AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | |
4075 | 3395 | 2810 | 2477 | 1930 | 880 | 1168 | 890 | 764 | 350 | 367 | 294 | 287 | 206 | 176 | 164 | 115 | 126 | 82 | 181 | 181 | 133 | 136 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.89m | 10:30AM1.74m | 10:54PM1.82m | 11:26AM1.68m | 11:54PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.12m | 4:21AM0.11m | 4:40PM0.12m | 5:19AM0.11m | 5:38PM0.12m | 6:17AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
85 | 58 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 676 | 40 | 890 | 764 | 326 | 367 | 294 | 287 | 206 | 176 | 164 | 115 | 126 | 80 | 181 | 181 | 133 | 136 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
6 | 6 | — | 100 | 98 | 10 | 70 | 64 | 408 | 350 | 228 | 195 | 160 | 156 | 125 | 100 | 102 | 86 | 82 | 91 | 85 | 82 | 50 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 29 | — | 40 | 41 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 61 | 129 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4075 | 3395 | 2810 | 2477 | 1930 | 880 | 1168 | 621 | 430 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 92 | 92 | 84 | 64 | 77 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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