Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 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
18.7° 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 4PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)171717161616161615141313121212121111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10151004800771752734612596581453427345314240177134119114835854503230
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
5
W
0
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
1.38
4:49AM
1.50
5:14PM
1.43
5:40AM
1.55
6:05PM
1.49
6:32AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
0.35
10:36PM
0.35
11:06AM
0.30
11:28PM
0.29
11:56AM
0.26
12:17AM
0.23
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---7:28-------7:25-------7:23----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161919181816161517181818171615151719201817171616
Feels °C (?)121513121415161518181614131312131516161415171716
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