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Three Points surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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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
16.9° 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: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Three Points. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
339 | 325 | 299 | 128 | 128 | 253 | 267 | 100 | 96 | 122 | 128 | 120 | 123 | 88 | 120 | 92 | 94 | 88 | 72 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:40AM1.65m | 7:13PM1.76m | 7:36AM1.67m | 8:08PM1.78m | 8:31AM1.66m | 9:03PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM-0.02m | 1:31AM0.04m | 1:52PM-0.03m | 2:28AM0.02m | 2:48PM-0.03m | 3:25AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | |
— | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
339 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 128 | 253 | 267 | 100 | 93 | 122 | 128 | 120 | 123 | 88 | 120 | 92 | 94 | 88 | 72 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
30 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 96 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | E 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 3 | ENE 9 |
80 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | N 3 |
— | 325 | 299 | 128 | — | 109 | 93 | 96 | — | 55 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 17 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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