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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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Point Annihilation. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | |
97 | 129 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 112 | 115 | 200 | 640 | 743 | 890 | 804 | 653 | 538 | 416 | 344 | 356 | 416 | 350 | 371 | 1305 | 2527 | 2627 | 2027 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.75m | 12:22PM1.61m | 00:52AM1.69m | 1:20PM1.55m | 1:47AM1.63m | 2:18PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.12m | 6:34PM0.14m | 7:13AM0.14m | 7:31PM0.18m | 8:06AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
95 | 84 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 112 | 115 | 123 | 640 | 743 | 890 | 804 | 653 | 538 | 416 | 344 | 356 | 416 | 350 | 371 | 1305 | 2527 | 2627 | 2027 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | E 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | E 11 | — | — | — |
84 | 73 | 123 | 83 | 77 | 74 | 48 | 200 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 185 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
97 | 129 | 14 | 36 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 40 | 33 | 42 | 75 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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