Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is

15.3° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Three Points today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 8PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	17s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	S 23	S 22
Wave Graph
kJ	85	163	222	362	563	837	1121	1261	1433	1474	1547	1663	1599	1374	1356	1225	1191	1175	1042	1014	870	845	1442	1793
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	SSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	E	E	ENE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	ENE	NW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	off
High Tide			6:58AM1.63m				7:31PM1.77m				7:55AM1.62m				8:25PM1.76m				8:51AM1.61m					9:18PM1.72m
Low Tide	00:55AM0.05m				1:13PM-0.01m				1:52AM0.03m				2:10PM-0.01m				2:47AM0.02m					3:04PM0.02m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	7:18
	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	13	16	17	14	14	11	10	9	10	13	12	11	10	11	10	10	11	14	15	11	9	9
Feels °C	9	8	10	14	16	10	11	7	7	7	9	12	11	10	9	10	8	8	8	12	14	10	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	85	163	222	362	563	837	1121	1261	1433	1474	1547	1663	1599	1374	1356	1225	1191	1175	1042	1014	870	845	680	669
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	S 19	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 8	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 23	S 22
kJ	32	7	—	4	4	4	6	25	25	11	12	13	44	204	432	372	288	210	198	168	175	133	1442	1793
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	NE 10	NE 10	S 15	S 18	S 17	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 18	SSW 17	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	—	S 27	S 25	S 24	S 9	S 8
kJ	2	4	4	4	6	6	—	—	—	5	5	19	18	60	229	79	70	158	—	14	199	699	119	91
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 5	WSW 2	WSW 3	NNW 10	NNW 10	W 3	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	1	1	10	9	5	7	7	18	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	42	54	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Hicks Bay	Hicks Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Waiapu River	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	8	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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