Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 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
16.7° 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 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
NE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
267
96
256
128
120
117
88
120
118
94
88
72
62
61
59
42
40
23
18
15
29
16
62
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
0
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:36AM1.67m
8:08PM1.78m
8:31AM1.66m
9:03PM1.78m
9:28AM1.64m
9:59PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.04m
1:52PM-0.03m
2:28AM0.02m
2:48PM-0.03m
3:25AM0.03m
3:43PM0.00m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
11
16
18
15
13
12
10
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
9
10
10
11
11
10
8
7
7
7
8
13
15
13
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SE
6
1.2
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
NE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
9
Energy kJ
261
267
74
256
128
120
117
88
120
118
94
88
72
62
61
59
42
40
18
18
9
15
10
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
33
32
96
30
29
33
20
19
25
16
5
4
15
15
5
15
12
13
23
14
14
16
11
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
17
17
31
17
17
28
28
28
16
24
16
15
17
17
7
8
8
8
14
7
2
11
16
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
Energy kJ
69
34
34
5
20
4
5
4
1
10
18
15
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
17
83
17
0
0
3
0
0
18
54
53
3
3
3
3
3
3
58
0
18
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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