Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 2PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (02 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (02 Dec)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.1
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
S
3.5
SW
5.5
SSW
5.5
S
5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)10101399999999999671112121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9490461606060608160414040541899565668152735472336565614637612757
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
15
ENE
15
N
5
NNW
20
W
25
WSW
55
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
onglassononcrossoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
1.71
4:12AM
1.75
4:39PM
1.77
5:08AM
1.85
5:38PM
1.82
6:06AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
0.29
9:55PM
0.24
10:30AM
0.26
10:52PM
0.23
11:29AM
0.23
11:52PM
0.21
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise-------5:35-------5:35-------5:35
Sunset---8:17-------8:19-------8:20----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1117162-------
Temp. °C222223242018191819192021181616141416161616151415
Feels °C (?)192020222017191819192021191313435579111113
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