Point Annihilation surf break

Point Annihilation surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 16 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
18.7° 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 6AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)111417171717171616161616151413131212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69377963992101510048007717527347245965814534273453142321771341191148358
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
25
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
SE
15
E
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
1.48
4:23PM
1.38
4:49AM
1.50
5:14PM
1.43
5:40AM
1.55
6:05PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.40
10:17AM
0.35
10:36PM
0.35
11:06AM
0.30
11:28PM
0.29
11:56AM
0.26
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----7:05-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset-------7:28-------7:25-------7:23
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151514141619201917161515161718171716151517191918
Feels °C (?)131311101214151313151414161717141413121214161515
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