Three Points Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.29° S 178.35° E

Three Points 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Points sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Points at 8PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)19s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
19
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.9
S
19
2
S
19
2.1
S
19
2
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1634
1238
1183
826
732
714
705
670
1119
971
790
2694
2920
3117
2567
2093
1652
1398
1117
1028
820
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
15
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
9:45AM1.57m
10:09PM1.66m
10:39AM1.53m
11:00PM1.59m
11:31AM1.48m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.07m
4:32AM0.07m
4:49PM0.14m
5:21AM0.12m
5:40PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
13
15
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
10
11
8
7
9
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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