Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 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
17.8° 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 3PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
S
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)11115105889121312111110109998119111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)474141339802434696848411376106566344929019613610376513516121111
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
1.59
4:59AM
1.68
5:26PM
1.69
5:52AM
1.75
6:19PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
0.25
10:47PM
0.24
11:14AM
0.22
11:39PM
0.20
12:07PM
0.19
12:32AM
0.17
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:38-------5:37-------5:36-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C181717161414131315161717161514151719191818181718
Feels °C (?)1310109899912141212121110111315151313131314
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