Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 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
18.2° 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 2PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (08 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.7
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)11111111111413101199991616991010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20520216012721151371213323903433281920380341305299299293332390390
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
5
SSE
0
WNW
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
1.57
10:23PM
1.60
10:48AM
1.51
11:09PM
1.54
11:31AM
1.44
11:57PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
0.45
4:15PM
0.48
4:45AM
0.45
4:58PM
0.48
5:30AM
0.44
5:40PM
0.46
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--6:28-------6:30-------6:31-----
Sunset----5:51-------5:49-------5:47---
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---3-15521--------------
Temp. °C181819182019181918191821222119181817171818171817
Feels °C (?)141315141717161817181820191918181818171818182019
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