Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 18 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 18). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Nov)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.8
E
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
2.5
ENE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)998999999999991491213131616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14013938714146666622224033355444
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
SSW
5
NE
5
SW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
1.53
5:19PM
1.49
5:49AM
1.57
6:06PM
1.51
6:33AM
1.61
6:50PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.43
11:33PM
0.45
12:03PM
0.46
12:20AM
0.49
12:46PM
0.48
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise-5:43-------5:43-------5:41------
Sunset-----8:02-------8:04-------8:06--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11-721-------
Temp. °C161619202019181717172017171818181920232626242120
Feels °C (?)151417161615151413131712131514162020212426242120
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