Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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
18.4° 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: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010991514141413131313131212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61840833228137643740739052150642141433931424419214714710910270696847
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
SW
5
SW
10
NW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:56PM
1.38
2:23AM
1.48
2:49PM
1.42
3:14AM
1.53
3:41PM
1.50
4:06AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50AM
0.35
8:06PM
0.38
8:38AM
0.31
9:01PM
0.33
9:28AM
0.28
9:55PM
0.28
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:33-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset--5:43-------5:42-------5:40-----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192121202017171719202118161615151617171615151616
Feels °C (?)1618191718151615161718151313109910121513121010
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