Three Points Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

Three Points surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Three Points today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 10AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.9
S
16
1.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.9
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
44
53
140
199
417
605
1933
2135
1785
1623
1332
1127
961
860
819
1134
1134
980
739
632
615
546
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
WSW
15
W
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
WNW
0
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:24AM1.56m
6:48PM1.63m
7:15AM1.57m
7:37PM1.62m
8:04AM1.58m
8:24PM1.59m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.09m
12:36PM0.10m
1:07AM0.08m
1:28PM0.11m
1:55AM0.08m
2:17PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
8
11
15
15
12
9
9
8
10
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
8
7
7
9
9
6
8
4
7
10
9
8
6
6
5
8
9
9
9
9
9
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