Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 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
18.6° 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 8AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
SSW
0.5
S
0.9
E
1
E
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1616161615141313121212121111111110101010127711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75273461259658145342734531424017713411911483585450323270709259
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
SE
10
ESE
20
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
E
25
ESE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
1.50
5:14PM
1.43
5:40AM
1.55
6:05PM
1.49
6:32AM
1.62
6:57PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
0.35
11:06AM
0.30
11:28PM
0.29
11:56AM
0.26
12:17AM
0.23
12:48PM
0.22
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset-------7:25-------7:23-------7:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------11262
Temp. °C181616151618181817161515171919181717171818171617
Feels °C (?)141516151718161413131213151616151517181817151313
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