Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)888999999988888888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)310396396476562637752753694708582541483430393382350328335354320269248223
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:37PM
1.46
6:07AM
1.57
6:23PM
1.45
6:52AM
1.58
7:11PM
1.45
7:38AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
0.45
12:22PM
0.45
12:37AM
0.40
1:08PM
0.40
1:20AM
0.35
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset-8:35-------8:34-------8:34------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1121111-----------
Temp. °C161617161516161616161616161617171717161616161717
Feels °C (?)121213111011121211111112111212131212121212121313
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