Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 14 Feb 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (14 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (14 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.8
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
7
SW
4.5
S
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
3
SW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)94588678891011121312121211111010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61770157219229522110321453442456263787219164456146440135052287174712029781494567442
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
60
SW
55
SW
40
WSW
45
WNW
50
NW
55
NW
45
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
1.42
4:41AM
1.52
4:59PM
1.41
5:28AM
1.52
5:48PM
1.42
6:16AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
0.48
10:25PM
0.44
10:57AM
0.43
11:14PM
0.39
11:44AM
0.37
12:02AM
0.33
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:35-------6:37
Sunset---8:10-------8:08-------8:07----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
24323225321119691-------
Temp. °C201918181818171616151414131314161820201917171616
Feels °C (?)231815151513107743643481114141311141514
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