Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Point Annihilation today?

The current surf forecast for Point Annihilation at 10AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
S
1.2
SSE
0.6
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)788888881371212121111999111010101211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)338489428377318238191169134134416339333248240969699121231222241301296
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
1.61
12:00AM
1.62
12:25PM
1.56
12:49AM
1.57
1:09PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
0.42
5:54PM
0.45
6:20AM
0.45
6:38PM
0.47
7:07AM
0.47
7:22PM
0.47
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:35-------7:34--
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C151515161616151514151616161615161616171819181717
Feels °C (?)101011121212121211121212121212141414151414121415
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