Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 04 May 2026 NZST
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Three Points surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Three Points sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Three Points today?

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
11
0.5
ENE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
S
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
44
88
58
57
65
94
65
65
59
61
62
64
130
110
153
95
139
209
167
155
146
106
136
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:44AM1.43m
8:10PM1.50m
8:27AM1.42m
8:52PM1.49m
9:09AM1.39m
9:34PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.23m
2:26AM0.28m
2:40PM0.25m
3:10AM0.29m
3:22PM0.27m
3:53AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
Temp °C
12
15
16
15
13
13
12
13
14
17
18
16
16
16
16
15
17
19
20
18
16
15
15
15
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
12
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
S
11
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
20
44
57
58
57
65
94
65
65
59
61
62
64
94
94
22
23
139
209
167
155
146
99
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.2
ESE
6
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
39
37
4
51
49
48
47
64
61
41
41
41
40
130
110
42
43
85
48
48
48
48
29
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
17
0.1
S
10
0.1
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
8
4
4
3
3
5
5
5
4
13
13
14
52
25
24
153
95
100
2
3
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
88
15
13
5
5
1
3
2
5
4
18
28
31
32
34
42
64
62
77
106
136
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
3
18
82
58
3
3
3
3
3
18
49
18
3
3
3
3
3
18
47
42
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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