Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 22 Nov 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (22 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)15667661615141366131313131314131414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171721333124191716141718171633333561609397136132125
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
E
10
E
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
1.65
8:15PM
1.55
8:38AM
1.65
8:58PM
1.53
9:18AM
1.63
9:41PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
0.50
2:23AM
0.49
2:54PM
0.48
3:02AM
0.48
3:37PM
0.44
3:42AM
0.45
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset---8:07-------8:08-------8:09----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------32---11------
Temp. °C171717171515141516171717161615161615161616151516
Feels °C (?)151414161415141516161617171714161513151514131415
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