Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 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 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)9131211111010999811881111101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33312459426513812901921361037451352212111178877666
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
0
N
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
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)
5:26PM
1.69
5:52AM
1.75
6:19PM
1.79
6:46AM
1.79
7:13PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.22
11:39PM
0.20
12:07PM
0.19
12:32AM
0.17
1:00PM
0.16
1:29AM
0.15
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:36-------5:35-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------1------1
Temp. °C151718181615151617191918181818181718201817161615
Feels °C (?)121614151211111212151414141313141515171615141512
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